• Academies: Must

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Academy Trust Handbook (DfE)

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.

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Who 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

Updated 17 September 2026 · All items from this source

  • 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The sources for this item do not publish dated change notes.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