Guidance

DfE financial health assessment

Sets out how the Department for Education (DfE) assesses the financial health of non-college training organisations that it holds or may hold a contract with.

Applies to England

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This guidance is for existing and prospective providers wishing to deliver services on behalf of DfE.

It sets out the financial health assessment framework for organisations and helps them determine what information is required to undertake an assessment.

Updates to this page

Published 13 September 2017
Last updated 7 October 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated 'DfE's approach to assessing the financial health of organisations' with further support and advice for organisations. A list of the main changes can be found in the ‘What has changed in this edition’ section.

  2. First published.

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