A request by the JEP under the States’ transparency code for the reports has been turned down by Education, which says that the reviews are exempt from disclosure because they contain information given to the department by schools on the condition that it would not be revealed.
The reports were compiled by independent reviewers to help the department work out how much money it needs to keep the educational service going, and to look for potential savings as well as areas that need more money. They are understood to cover general running costs, staff expenses and the costs of maintaining the buildings.
Cuts worth ten per cent of public spending have to be made by all States departments by the end of 2013 under the Comprehensive Spending Review. Education Minister James Reed has already stated that he will not cut university funding, and that he plans to load a large proportion of the cuts onto fee-paying schools.
• Full story in Saturday’s JEP
