29 June 2017
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have introduced a new form to collect identification details for new chairs of trustees.
The form should be completed by all new chairs, in conjunction with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
The form sets out:
- the personal information you must give;
- how to use it in conjunction with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form;
- who can verify your identity; and
- where you must send it.
Fit and proper checks for all trustees and other senior staff
This serves as a reminder that all trustees, together with anyone involved in the day-to-day running of the school, should read the Government’s basic guidance on ‘fit and proper persons’ available here.
The guidance explains the need for charities to ensure that their managers are suitable to hold such posts and, in particular, that they haven’t been involved in tax fraud or disqualified from being a charity trustee. It also includes a model declaration that we recommend you ask all trustees and financial managers to sign.
The fit and proper declaration itself is available here.
It you would like to discuss these requirements or any other governance matters impacting on academy trusts, please contact me or your local UHY academy expert. If you would like to learn more about the services we offer to academies, please click here.
