▁intended ▁fee ▁changes , ▁as ▁often ▁as ▁four ▁to ▁six ▁times ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Seven o aks ' ▁Survey . ▁The ▁investigation ▁was ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁leak ▁of ▁emails ▁to ▁The ▁Times ▁by ▁two ▁Win chester ▁College ▁pup ils . ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁Bill ▁Organ , ▁Win chester ▁College ' s ▁b urs ar ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁College , ▁they ▁contained ▁details ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁schools ' ▁fe es ▁and ▁the ▁phrase : ▁ ▁Arg uments ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁School s ▁The ▁Independent ▁School s ▁Council ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁action ▁was ▁dis pro port ion ate . ▁It ▁was ▁argued ▁that ▁sharing ▁information ▁was ▁common ▁amongst ▁char ities ▁( as ▁the ▁schools ▁are ▁class ified ) ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁keep ▁fe es ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁pract ic ably ▁possible . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁Compet ition ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁disp la ced ▁the ▁Rest rict ive ▁Trade ▁Pract ices ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁practice ▁was ▁legal ▁as ▁the ▁schools ▁were ▁ex empt ▁from ▁the ▁anti - cart el ▁laws ▁that ▁apply ▁to ▁business es . ▁ ▁Jean ▁Scott , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁School s ▁Council , ▁said ▁that ▁independent ▁schools ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁ex empt ▁from ▁anti - cart el ▁rules ▁applied ▁to ▁business , ▁were ▁following ▁a ▁long - est ab lished ▁procedure ▁in ▁sharing ▁the ▁information