In the Winter edition of FE Digest, we look below at the following topics:
- ESFA Closure
- Guidance to support post-16 funding assurance audits
- Streamlined energy and carbon reporting for college corporations
- Procurement Act 2023
- A sneak peak into 2025…

Articles from the Winter 2024 edition

Guidance to support post-16 funding assurance audits
With relatively little fanfare, on the 4 September the ESFA published guidance aimed at providers that return ILR data, and others who wish to understand the ESFA assurance process and the funding assurance review process.

Streamlined energy and carbon reporting for college corporations
In October 2024, the ESFA issued guidance on Streamlined energy and carbon reporting for college corporations - GOV.UK

Procurement Act 2023
In our Summer edition, we highlighted to you the forthcoming changes to procurement as the UK moves away from the EU-based Public Contract Regulations 2015. These changes are effective from 28th October 2024.

A sneak peak into 2025….
Following the publication of the College Financial Handbook, which has been widely well-received, the justification for a standalone audit code has come into question.