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<p>As at 27 March 2019, our records show that 93 academies are in the process of transferring
to different trusts.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the amount of time that these academies
have been awaiting transfer, following approval from the Regional Schools Commissioner
(RSC) for the academy to move trust.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: the amount of time academies
have been awaiting transfer for</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Numbers
of academies transferring between trusts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one month</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between
one and six months</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between six months and
one year</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between one year and two years</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
27 March 2019 Academies MI System</p><p> </p><p>Academies may transfer to other trusts
in a range of circumstances. In some cases, the relevant RSC may intervene due to
concerns about academy performance. A substantial majority of academy transfers are
voluntary agreements between trusts. For example, we are encouraging single academy
trusts to join multi academy trusts which is happening at a steady rate.</p><p> </p><p>When
transferring an academy from one trust to another, there may be a number of things
that can take time to resolve with the incoming trust who has agreed to take on the
school, such as issues relating to land, or private finance initiative contracts;
financial matters; or the process of transferring staff from one trust to another.</p><p>
</p><p>Where there are concerns regarding an academy’s performance, we would seek
to, wherever possible, put in place school improvement support while the transfer
is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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