Labour has demanded an “urgent and independent inquiry” into how multi-academy trusts are regulated after an investigation called into question the legitimacy of government funding claims by the under-fire Bright Tribe Trust.
An investigation by BBC Panorama, which aired last night, alleged that Bright Tribe received public money for building work, lighting upgrades and fire safety improvements that were either not finished or never started in the first place.
New trustees appointed at the trust in July have already begun investigating the allegations, but Labour said a wider independent investigation is needed following the “appalling revelations”, and said ministers must answer for their part in the scandal.
Labour demands ‘urgent inquiry’ into academy regulation following Bright Tribe scandal
