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> How independent is it?
As independent as we can make it. The Review is:
- politically independent – we are consulting all the main political parties, the statutory national agencies and the education unions, and hope to establish a constructive dialogue with them; but we are beholden to none of these bodies, and none of them is in any way involved in the commissioning, funding or oversight of the Review;
- financially independent – the Review is funded by a major independent charitable foundation rather than a research council or government department and is therefore independent of the public purse;
- intellectually independent – the Review is based in one of the world’s leading universities, with a strong commitment to the defence of academic freedom, and is undertaken and supported by people who share that principle.
- even-handed – it’s not enough to be independent; we also strive to be even-handed and objective in our consultations, evidence, analysis and conclusions, and to listen to the many different voices which on a matter of this importance have a right to be heard.
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