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<p>Academy trusts are independent charities and must comply with charity law. This
means that trust directors can only receive payment for carrying out trustee duties
with Charity Commission authorisation.</p><p>The Charity Commission will only authorise
payment to academy trustees where it has been clearly shown to be in the charity’s
interests. They will consider issues such as the reasons for payment, whether conflicts
of interests are managed appropriately, whether the Principal Regulator (for academies
this is the Secretary of State for Education) is agreeable and whether payment of
any trustees is in the longer-term interests of the charity. These arrangements are
set out in the Department’s Governance Handbook, available on GOV.UK at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook</a>. It is
up to trusts to decide on the level of any such remuneration.</p><p>Academy trusts
operate under a robust accountability system which holds them to account for the results
they achieve and their use of resources. This includes a requirement to publish audited
accounts each year allowing the wider public chance to hold academy trusts to account
to help make sure that spend is securing better outcomes for pupils.</p>
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