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

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.

If you have an queries, please contact a member of the School Funding Team

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