Board agendas and minutes
Agendas, approved minutes and papers for meetings of the trustees, committees and local governing bodies. The academy trust must publish them on its website or make them available on request.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The academy trust's website
- School type
- Academies
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When is it due?
- Renewal
- No fixed date
The official sources set no renewal date. Keep it accurate whenever it changes.
What's needed
Publish board and committee agendas, approved minutes and papers on the trust's governance page, or state how they can be obtained.
What it must contain
3 parts- Gives the agenda for every meeting of the trustees, local governing bodies and committeesMust
- Gives the approved minutes of each meetingMust
- Gives any report, document or other paper considered at each meetingMust
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Academy Trust Handbook 2025
The trust must make available on request for public inspection: – the agenda for every meeting of the trustees, local committees/governing bodies and committees – the approved minutes of each meeting – any report, document or other paper considered at each meeting
Must§ 1.50
Questions schools ask
Does every school have to publish the board agendas and minutes?
Academies must publish it. The official sources we check set no requirement for maintained schools.
When does the board agendas and minutes need to be published?
Renewal: No fixed date. The official sources set no renewal date. Keep it accurate whenever it changes.
What must the board agendas and minutes include?
Gives the agenda for every meeting of the trustees, local governing bodies and committees; Gives the approved minutes of each meeting; Gives any report, document or other paper considered at each meeting.
Where does the requirement for the board agendas and minutes come from?
It is set out in Academy Trust Handbook 2025.
Changes to the official sources
The sources for this item do not publish dated change notes. Their current versions are listed above.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4