Written question asked by Phillip Lee (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 November 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 November 2012. It was answered by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 November 2012 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: Governing Bodies

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the payment of school governor's expenses from public funds.

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Answer: [holding answer 26 November 2012]: Governing bodies in maintained schools have the power to pay governors for any out of pocket expenditure necessarily incurred to enable them to carry out their governor duties. The Articles of Association for each academy set out the arrangements for the payment of governor expenses. Payment is at the discretion of the governors and subject to audit scrutiny by local authorities or external auditors, for maintained schools and academies respectively.

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