Board agendas and minutes: what to publish on your trust website
If your school is an academy, your trust's website needs the agendas, approved minutes and papers for trust board, committee and local governing body meetings, or says how to get them.
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 it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Publish agendas, approved minutes and papers for trustee, committee and local governing body meetings on the governance page on your trust's website, or say how to get them.
What it must contain
3 parts- Gives the agenda for every meeting of the trustees, local governing bodies and committeesMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
- Gives the approved minutes of each meetingMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
- Gives any report, document or other paper considered at each meetingMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Academy Trust Handbook
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: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ 1.50
Questions schools ask
Do academy trusts have to publish board minutes?
The official sources we check set nothing for maintained schools. Academies must.
Which meeting papers do we need to publish?
Agenda for every meeting of the trustees, local governing bodies and committees; approved minutes of each meeting; any report, document or other paper considered at each meeting.
How often do we need to update our published minutes?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the board agendas and minutes come from?
It is set out in Academy Trust Handbook.
Recent changes to the official guidance
Updates to the official sources that affect this requirement, newest first.
15 July 2026 · Academy Trust Handbook
The DfE published the Academy Trust Handbook 2026, which takes effect on 1 October 2026.
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