Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 8 June 2015 to Questions 814 and 815, if she will take steps to ensure that all applications for Academy Orders from federated schools comply with regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035).

The Department will update its academy conversion application form and associated guidance to ensure that federated schools are made aware of the requirements of regulation 46 of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1035) as they apply to federated schools wishing to become academies. It is for schools to ensure that they have complied with all relevant requirements at the point that they make their application.

The Department will also contact federated schools that have already submitted an application to become an academy to check that they are compliant.