The Expression of Interest

For those of you who don't know, the first stage of the Academy process (after the required Insultation - sorry Consultation) is the Expression of Interest (EOI) - that has been completed and some funds have been released to allow the Feasability study.

Trouble is, right now, nobody seems to know how much public money has been released, or to whom, or what they are going to spend it on.

The expression of interest is a public document, except it's not actually been made public anywhere. I have asked to DCSF to supply it under the Freedom of Information act, they have today replied with a reference number and a statement that they have 15 to 20 business days to respond. It should have been published on the DCSF site

When I receive it (or spot it published) I'll update the blog so we can all read it, likewise if we hear who has got the 1st release of funding then we will make sure to let everyone know.