On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:15:45 +0000, Pete C
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:40:54 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote:

There are also a wide range of fees in the private sector

Maybe not as wide ranging as they should be:

http://education.independent.co.uk/news/article326055.ece

quote:

"The OFT said "regular and systematic exchange of confidential
information" between the 50 had led to parents being charged higher
fees than they would have otherwise been. In the three years covered
by the charges - 2001 and 2004 - school fee rises were often as much
as three times the level of inflation."


So 50 suppliers have allegedly banded together and done a price fixing
deal. So what?

It doesn't really need somebody from the OFT to figure out that fee
rises are 3x inflation. I think that their customers can work that
one out.

I think if you were to look across the whole sector, you would see
quite a range. Even so, within a range, it would not be surprising
that the major costs of buildings, maintenance and staff would be
fairly similar.


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..andy