Guidance
FE transaction approval requests: required information
The supporting evidence that colleges should provide when requesting approval for non-delegated transactions.
Applies to England
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This guidance applies to colleges. It does not apply to academy trusts.
Colleges include:
- further education corporations (FE colleges)
- sixth-form college corporations
- designated institutions, established or designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992
The transactions that are beyond a college’s delegated authority are explained in part 5 of the college financial handbook.
Follow this process to submit an FE transaction approval request form.
Updates to this page
Published 14 August 2025