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The BBC has reported that an Oxfordshire school uniform manufacturer has failed to meet its orders in time, leaving a large number of pupils without uniform for the start of the school year. The BBC understands that this is the second time the manufacturer (which supplies around 318 schools with their uniforms) has failed to meet the deadline for delivering products.
As many schools contract directly with parents for the supply of uniforms, this can have grave implications for the relationship between the schools and parents.
It therefore vitally important to check the terms of any supply contracts to ensure that there is sufficient contractual cover for late delivery. This will reduce the likelihood of default or delay in the first place, and will also give the school comfort that should such an issue occur, there are adequate measures in place to deal with it.
For some time the Academies Financial Handbook has restricted Academy Trusts in how much they could pay for goods or services purchased from a 'related party' i.e. a person or organisation closely linked to the Academy Trust.
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The DfE has agreed a recommendation made by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that academy trusts should be forced to apply to the Education and Skills Funding Agency in order to approve ‘related-party transactions’.
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