Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222135 whether her Department consulted the police on the decision not to publish the successful application by Kings Science Academy Bradford.

The Department for Education did not consult with West Yorkshire Police on the publication of the application by Kings Science Academy. However, as we have said on previous occasions, West Yorkshire Police must be allowed to complete their investigation into matters at Kings Science Academy and make their judgments about referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service without information that might be relevant to their case being put into the public domain.