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Under the Government's School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Local Authorities are required to prepare a Budget Statement before the beginning of each financial year i.e. by 31 March. After the end of that financial year they are then required to prepare an Outturn Statement.
These two Statements are primarily intended to:
The Section 251 Statements provide a clear picture of the authority's planned and actual spending on education and schools. They show:
These Statements allow Schools Forums and others to compare funding and methodology between different LAs, to inform debate about budget levels and such issues as the balance of funding between nursery, primary, secondary and special schools. The information in the Outturn Statement on school’s carry forward balances has informed recent national debate on the effectiveness of schools’ use of the funding allocated.
Here you are able to download the Section 251 Budget and Outturn Statements for the current and previous financial years.
Click here to access individual school budget statements
For further information, please contact Andrew Redding (01274 432678)
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