ERIC Number: EJ906027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-0939
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Accountability for Public Expenditure under "Building Schools for the Future"
Shaoul, Jean; Stafford, Anne; Stapleton, Pamela
Journal of Education Policy, v25 n6 p749-756 Nov 2010
This paper examines the disclosure and reporting of expenditure under the UK government's "Building Schools for the Future" programme. The study finds that there is little detailed and useful financial reporting, and the public's right to know under Freedom of Information Act 2000 is very limited. The lack of such information makes it difficult to understand where public money is going, how it is being used and the extent of future commitments and liabilities, thereby preventing an informed public debate about the financing of public policy.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities Improvement, National Programs, Government School Relationship, Expenditures, Public Policy, Educational Finance, Disclosure, Accountability, School Districts, Partnerships in Education, Secondary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Freedom of Information Act
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