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The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) Regulations 2003, Section 30L is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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30L—(1) This regulation applies in relation to accounts prepared for the financial years [F2falling within the period beginning with 1st April 2020 and ending with 31st March 2026].
(2) In this regulation—
“Dedicated Schools Grant” means the grant of that name paid to a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002;
“schools budget” has the meaning given in section 45A(2) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“sixth form grant” means a grant of that name paid to a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 in respect of sixth form pupils.
(3) Where a local authority has a deficit in respect of its schools budget for a financial year [F3falling within the period beginning with 1st April 2020 and ending with 31st March 2026], the authority—
(a)must not charge to a revenue account an amount in respect of that deficit; and
(b)must charge the amount of the deficit, calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) or (5), to an account established, charged and used solely for the purpose of recognising deficits in respect of its schools budget.
(4) A local authority has a deficit in respect of its schools budget for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2020 if—
where—
A is the amount of the authority’s expenditure incurred on the schools budget for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2020, recognised in accordance with proper practices;
B is the amount of the authority’s accumulated outstanding deficit, if any, in respect of the schools budget, recognised in the authority’s accounts relating to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2019, in accordance with proper practices;
C is the amount, if any, that the authority transfers from its general fund in respect of its schools budget expenditure in the financial year beginning on 1st April 2020;
D is the amount of the authority’s Dedicated Schools Grant in the financial year beginning on 1st April 2020, recognised in accordance with proper practices;
E is the amount of the authority’s accumulated surplus, if any, in respect of the schools budget, recognised in the authority’s accounts relating to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2019, in accordance with proper practices;
F is the amount of the authority’s sixth form grant in the financial year beginning on 1st April 2020, recognised in accordance with proper practices.
(5) An authority has a deficit in respect of its school budget for a financial year [F4falling within the period beginning with 1st April 2021 and ending with 31st March 2026] if—
where—
G is the amount of the authority’s expenditure incurred on the schools budget for the financial year to which the accounts relate, recognised in accordance with proper practices;
H is the amount, if any, that the authority transfers from its general fund in respect of its schools budget expenditure in the financial year to which the accounts relate;
I is the amount of the authority’s Dedicated Schools Grant in the financial year to which the accounts relate, recognised in accordance with proper practices;
J is the amount of the authority’s accumulated surplus, if any, in respect of the schools budget, carried forward from the preceding financial year, recognised in accordance with proper practices;
K is the amount of the authority’s sixth form grant in the financial year to which the accounts relate, recognised in accordance with proper practices.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 30L inserted (29.11.2020) by The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1212), regs. 1(2), 2
F2Words in reg. 30L(1) substituted (31.1.2023) by The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1328), regs. 1(2), 2(a)
F3Words in reg. 30L(3) substituted (31.1.2023) by The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1328), regs. 1(2), 2(b)
F4Words in reg. 30L(5) substituted (31.1.2023) by The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1328), regs. 1(2), 2(c)
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