Education Act 1996

Sections 122 and 124.

SCHEDULE 11 E+W Contents of statements under section 122(2) and section 124(1)

Part I E+W Statements under section 122(2)

1 (1) This Part of this Schedule applies to any statement prepared by a local education authority under section 122(2). E+W

(2) In this Part of this Schedule “the scheme” means the scheme referred to in section 122(1).

2 E+W The statement shall contain the following particulars in respect of the financial year to which it relates—

(a) the amount of the authority’s general schools budget for the year (as initially determined for the purposes of the scheme),

(b) the amount of the authority’s aggregated budget for the year under the scheme (as so determined),

(c) such particulars as may be prescribed of amounts deducted in respect of excepted heads or items of expenditure (as defined in section 105(3)) in arriving at the amount specified in the statement by virtue of sub-paragraph (b),

(d) such particulars as may be prescribed of amounts deducted by virtue of section 105(1)(b) in arriving at the amount so specified, and

(e) such particulars of the allocation formula under the scheme as may be prescribed.

3 (1) The statement shall also contain, with respect to each school required to be covered by the scheme in the year in question, particulars in relation to that year of the planned expenditure per pupil arising from the division of the school’s budget share (as initially determined for the purposes of the scheme) by the initial pupil number. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the initial pupil number” means the number of registered pupils at the school in question which is required under the scheme to be used in applying the allocation formula under the scheme for initial determination of the school’s budget share for the year.

4 E+W The statement shall contain such further information in respect of the financial provision the authority plan to make in the year in question for county and voluntary schools maintained by them as may be prescribed.

Part II E+W Statements under section 124(1)

5 (1) A statement prepared by a local education authority under section 124(1) shall give the following particulars in respect of the financial year to which it relates— E+W

(a) the initial amount appropriated for meeting expenditure in the year in respect of all the schools required to be covered by the statement,

(b) the amount remaining after deducting from that initial amount the aggregate of the amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (2), and

(c) such particulars as may be prescribed of the amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) Those amounts are the initial amounts appropriated for meeting the following descriptions of expenditure in the year in respect of all the schools required to be covered by the statement—

(a) expenditure treated by the authority as expenditure of a capital nature,

(b) expenditure in respect of the repayment of the principal of, the payment of interest on and the discharge of any other financial obligation in connection with any loan used to meet expenditure falling within paragraph (a), and

(c) expenditure of such other descriptions as may be prescribed.

6 (1) The statement shall also give, in relation to each school required to be covered by it, the following particulars in respect of the year— E+W

(a) the share of the general expenditure amount which is appropriated by the authority for meeting expenditure for the purposes of the school,

(b) the share which is so appropriated of such of the amounts referred to in paragraph 5(2)(c) as may be prescribed,

(c) the amount of any expenditure initially planned for the purposes of the school and treated by the authority as expenditure of a capital nature, and

(d) such particulars as may be prescribed of the basis on which the authority determine the shares specified in the statement by virtue of paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the general expenditure amount” means the amount of which particulars are required to be given by paragraph 5(1)(b).

7 E+W The statement shall contain such further information in respect of the financial provision initially planned by the authority for the schools required to be covered by the statement as may be prescribed.

8 E+W Where only one school is required to be covered by the statement, the references in paragraph 5 to all the schools are references to that school and paragraph 6 does not apply.