dʒˈiːn skˈɑːt, ðə hˈɛd ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt skˈuːlz kˈaʊnsəl, sˈɛd ðæt ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt skˈuːlz hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ɛɡzˈɛmpt fɹʌm ˈæntaɪkɑːɹtˈɛl ɹˈuːlz ɐplˈaɪd tə bˈɪznəs, wɜː fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ lˈɔŋɪstˈæblɪʃt pɹəsˈiːdʒɚɹ ɪn ʃˈɛɹɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, ænd ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˌʌnəwˈɛɹ ʌvðə tʃˈeɪndʒ tə ðə lˈɔː ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn kənsˈʌltᵻd.
Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law (on which they had not been consulted).