Re-issue of the Financial Regulations for Maintained Schools and School Contract Standing Orders 1 January 2019:

The documents below are the Authority's revised & re-issued documents, following the consultation, which was completed in October 2018. The provisions within the amended documents are effective from 1 January 2019. These documents were approved by Governance & Audit Committee on 29 November 2018.

The first document is a summary of the amendments, which schools are encouraged to read.

Summary of Amendments 1 January 2019

Financial Regulations for Maintained Schools

Schools Contract Standing Orders

Re-issue of the Scheme for Financing Schools 22 May 2019

Scheme for Financing Schools

Guide to Financial Procedures (refreshed 1 September 2019)

The Guide to Financial Procedures is a key document for schools, which describes in full the requirements, the statutory framework and expected good practice, which accompanies the delegation of budgets to schools.

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