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Academy trust accounting officer letters from EFA and ESFA

Letters sent from the accounting officer of EFA/ESFA to academy trusts

• From: Education Funding Agency and Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 14 July 2015
• Last updated: 11 September 2024 — See all updates

These are letters from the chief executive and accounting officer of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and, from April 2017, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to all academy, free school, UTC and studio school trusts.

The letters cover key responsibilities of financial management and governance.

Letters issued in 2024

• Letter to accounting officers: 11 September 2024
  • 11 September 2024
  • Correspondence
• Letter to accounting officers: 31 July 2024
  • 31 July 2024
  • Correspondence
• Letter to accounting officers: 29 May 2024
  • 29 May 2024
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2023

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: July 2023
  • 6 July 2023
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2021

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: July 2021
  • 14 July 2021
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2020

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: August 2020
  • 26 August 2020
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: July 2020
  • 16 July 2020
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: April 2020
  • 21 April 2020
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2019

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: July 2019
  • 19 July 2019
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trusts: March 2019
  • 15 March 2019
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2018

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers September 2018
  • 18 September 2018
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trusts: March 2018
  • 5 March 2018
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2017

• Letter to academy trusts: December 2017
  • 13 December 2017
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: November 2017
  • 27 November 2017
  • Notice
• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: June 2017
  • 30 June 2017
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: March 2017
  • 21 March 2017
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2016

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: December 2016
  • 9 December 2016
  • Correspondence
• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: October 2016
  • 6 October 2016
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2015

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: September 2015
  • 14 September 2015
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2014

• Letters to academy trust accounting officers: 2014
  • 9 September 2014
  • Correspondence

Letters issued in 2013

• Letter to academy trust accounting officers: June 2013
  • 11 March 2014
  • Correspondence

Published 14 July 2015
Last updated 11 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 11 September 2024

   Added 'Letter to accounting officers: 11 September 2024'.

2. 31 July 2024

   Added letters from ESFA Chief Executive, David Withey, to academy accounting officers in 2024.

3. 6 July 2023

   We've added a letter sent today, 6 July 2023, from David Withey to accounting officers on the Academy Trust Handbook 2023.

4. 14 July 2021

   We have updated this page to add a letter sent to academy trust accounting officers in August 2021.

5. 26 August 2020

   We have updated this page to add a letter sent to academy trust accounting officers in August 2020.

6. 16 July 2020

   Page updated to add a letter sent in July 2020.

7. 21 April 2020

   Added letter to accounting officers sent in April 2020

8. 19 July 2019

   Page updated to add a letter sent in July 2019.

9. 15 March 2019

   Updated to add a letter sent on 15 March 2019.

10. 18 September 2018

    Updated to add a letter sent in September 2018.

11. 5 March 2018

    Updated to include a letter sent in March 2018

12. 13 December 2017

    Updated to include a letter sent to all trusts about ESFA changing its approach to academy trust non-compliance with financial returns.

13. 27 November 2017

    Updated to include letter sent in November 2017.

14. 9 December 2016

    Updated to add a letter sent to academy trust accounting officers in December 2016.

15. 6 October 2016

    Updated to include the letter EFA's chief executive, Peter Lauener, sent to all academy trust accounting officers on 6 October 2016.

16. 14 September 2015

    The Education Funding Agency has updated this collection to include the letter its chief executive, Peter Lauener, sent to all academy trust accounting officers on 14 September 2015.

17. 14 July 2015

    First published.