▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁law ▁( on ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁consult ed ). ▁She ▁wrote ▁to ▁John ▁V ick ers , ▁the ▁O FT ▁director - general , ▁saying , ▁" They ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁business men ▁meeting ▁behind ▁closed ▁doors ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁their ▁products ▁to ▁the ▁dis adv antage ▁of ▁the ▁consumer . ▁They ▁are ▁schools ▁that ▁have ▁quite ▁open ly ▁continued ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁long - est ab lished ▁practice ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁una ware ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁had ▁changed ." ▁ ▁Jonathan ▁She ph ard , ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁I SC , ▁stated : ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁K afka es que ▁situation ... ▁the ▁law ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁changed ▁without ▁Parliament ▁real ising ▁– ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁independent ▁sector ▁being ▁consult ed ▁– ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁government ' s ▁own ▁strict ▁gu idel ines ▁on ▁consult ation . ▁School s ▁are ▁now ▁being ▁held ▁li able ▁for ▁breaking ▁a ▁law ▁which ▁no - one ▁knew ▁applied ▁to ▁them ". ▁He ▁added : ▁" The ▁O FT ' s ▁broad ▁assertion ▁that ▁sharing ▁information ▁produced ▁higher ▁fe es ▁is ▁highly ▁content ious ." ▁ ▁School s ▁involved ▁ ▁Am ple for th ▁College ▁Bed ford ▁School ▁Ben enden ▁School ▁Brad field ▁College ▁Bright on ▁College ▁B rom sg ro ve ▁School ▁Bry an ston ▁School ▁Can ford ▁School ▁Char ter house ▁School ▁Ch el ten ham ▁College ▁Ch el ten ham