Education publishers have accused the Department for Education of acting unlawfully in setting up Oak National Academy, and have issued Kit Malthouse a fresh legal letter threatening judicial review.
The British Educational Suppliers Association believes DfE’s flouted official guidance when establishing the curriculum arms-length body.
Government rules state new public bodies “should only be created if there is a clear and pressing requirement, a clear need for the state to provide the function or service through a public body, and no viable alternative – effectively establishing new public bodies as a last resort”.
