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<p>As set out in the National Audit Office 2010 report on the academies programme,
“In September 2009, the government removed altogether the requirement for sponsors
to make a financial contribution to new academies that open in the 2010-11 academic
year.”</p><p> </p><p>The government is investing £23 billion of capital funding in
the school estate between 2016-17 and 2020-21 to deliver new school places, rebuild
or refurbish buildings in the worst condition and deliver thousands of condition projects
across the school estate.</p><p> </p><p>A large proportion of school capital funding
is delivered through annual allocations to local authorities and larger multi-academy
trusts (MATs). This includes basic need funding to local authorities to meet their
duty to ensure there are enough places for children in their areas and annual allocations
to local authorities and MATs to maintain the condition of estates. Alongside these
allocations, the department also delivers major building programmes centrally. This
includes the Priority Schools Building Programme, which is rebuilding or refurbishing
more than 500 school buildings in the poorest condition across the country, and the
free schools programme.</p><p> </p><p>Condition funding allocations are published
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Basic Need allocations are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-need-allocations"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-need-allocations</a>.</p>
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