Evidence
Emails showed that the schools were routinely swapping information about their costs and intended fee changes, as often as four to six times a year as part of a Sevenoaks' Survey. The investigation was prompted by the September 2003 leak of emails to The Times. Originally from Bill Organ, Winchester College's bursar at the time to the Warden of the College, they contained details of 20 schools' fees and the phrase:
| “ | Confidential please, so we aren’t accused of being a cartel. | ” |
Read more about this topic: Independent School Fee Fixing Scandal
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