Secret £1m bailout as PFI windfalls and school woes grow ‘Confidential’ deal to cover £1m ‘bullet payment’ revealed as figures suggest PFI firms could have made £86m in one year
PFI handovers: Council stumps up £3.5m, but repairs still left waiting Stoke’s case shows councils ill-prepared for end of PFI deals
PFI disputes erupt as contracts near expiry dates PFI branded a ‘zero-sum game’ amid multi-million-pound legal disputes over buildings
PFI expiry warning as Stoke schools hit with 20% fee rise Schools face six-figure bills as leaders urge sector to take lessons from England’s biggest PFI exit
Councils still paying PFI bills for closed schools (but some can’t talk about it) Investigation exposes ongoing complexities of PFI deals, use of gagging clauses and how the DfE paid off contracts in early academy days
PFI payments rise leave headteachers ‘scrimping and scraping’ School budgets squeezed as spiralling inflation triggers £150k PFI hikes
Hanson Academy: Turning around the school no-one wanted Delta is overhauling a Bradford academy, but questions remain over the former ‘orphan’ school’s 11-year wait for a sponsor
PFI firm makes millions as taxpayers pay £870,000 a year for empty school Wirral council faces eye-watering annual PFI bills despite Kingsway Academy lying empty since 2018
DfE to help schools on PFI handover – but guidance ‘too late’ Government guidance admits hundreds of projects risk ‘disruption’ and paying twice for repairs when PFI deals eventually expire