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Asked by Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 17 June 2026UIN 9405

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Every child achieving and thriving White Paper published 23 February 2026, by which policies and mechanisms free schools will form part of the move to a system where all schools will be pa

Answered by Josh MacAlister

Free schools, as academies, are already able to join or form multi-academy trusts and will continue to do so through both expansion of existing high‑quality trusts and the establishment of new trusts.

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