Section 63
Textual Amendments
4(1)The block grant payable to a local authority in England, and that payable to a local authority in Wales, shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 below.E+W
(2)Those paragraphs shall be administered separately andmay be administered differently, in England and Wales, and references in them to regulations, to a local authority or local authorities and to a local education authority or local education authorities shall be construed accordingly, except where the wording of paragraph 5(5)(a) otherwise requries.
5(1)Regulations may provide for ascertaining the aggregate of the expenditure to which this paragraph applies of all local authorities, for apportioning the aggregate among the authorities and for ascertaining the amount by which the block grant payable to each authority ought to be increased or decreased.E+W
(2)The Secretary of State shall, in accordance with regulations under this paragraph, ascertain at such time as may be specified by the regulations—
(a)the estimated amount of the increases and decreases of the block grant which ought to be made for any year, and
(b)the actual amount of these increases and decreases.
and he shall in paying the block grant for any year adjust the amount of that grant in accordance with the estimated amounts so ascertained and shall in paying that grant for the earliest practicable subsequent year make any adjustment necessary to offset differences between the estimated and actual amounts so ascertained.
(3)Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) below, this paragraph applies to such expenditure as may be specified by regulations, being—
(a)exenditure, other than that to which paragraph 6 below applies, incurred by local authorities in the exercise of their functions as local education authorities;
(b)expenditure incurred by local authorities on research into any of their functions, in the training of persons in matters connected with the functions of local authorities or in respect of persons to whom the training is given.
(4)Regulations specifying expenditure of any description under sub-paragraph (3) above may provide that only a specified proportion of that expenditure shall be expenditure to which this paragraph applies.
(5)Regulations under sub-paragraph (3)(a) above shall apply this paragraph to—
(a)expenditure incurred by local education authorities in the making of provision for primary and secondary education in respect of pupiils not belonging to the area of any local education authority in England or Wales or to the area of any education authority in Scotland; and
(b)expenditure, other than that to which paragraph 6 below applies, incurred by local education authorities in the making of provision for further education in respect of such pupils.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 5 modified by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 147(9)(10)
C2Para. 5 modified by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), s. 160(4)
6(1)Regulations may provide—E+W
(a)for the specification by the Secretary of State, in advance for each year, of the amount of expenditure to which this paragraph applies which is to be taken into account for the purposes of regulations in relation to that year;
(b)for enabling him to specify additional amounts of such expenditure which are to be so taken in to account;
(c)for the apportioning among local authorities, under or in accordance with the regulations, either the whole of a part specified by or in accordance with the regulations of—
(i)the amount specified for any year as mentioned in paragraph (a) above;
(ii)any additional amount specified for the year as mentioned in paragraph (b) above;
and for informing local authorities of the shares apportioned to them respectively;
(d)for the specification, under or in accordance with regulations, of the appropriate contribution of each local authority to the expenditure apportioned as mentioned in paragraph (c) above;
(e)for ascertaining the amount by which the block grant payable to each authority ought to be increased or decreased by reference to the share apportioned to it as compared with its appropriate contribution.
(2)The Secretary of State shall in paying the block grant for any year adjust the amount of that grant in accordance with the amount ascertained as mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1)(e) above.
(3)This paragraph applies to such expenditure incurred by local authorities in connection with further education of an advanced character, including the training of teachers, as may be specified for the purposes of this paragraph by or under regulations.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4Para. 6 excluded by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), s. 160(1)
C5para. 6 modified by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), s. 160(4)
7(1)Regulations may make provision requiring local authorities to furnish the Secretary of State, at such times and in such manner and form as may be specified in the regulations, with such estimates of their expenditure and with such other information required by him for the purpose of this Schedule as may be so specified.E+W
(2)Regulations under this paragraph may make different provisions in relation to authorities in England and authorities in Wales.
8(1)Before doing any of things mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below, the Secretary of State shall consult such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and any local authority with whom consultation appears to him to be desireable.E+W
(2)The things are:—
(a)making regulations under this Schedule;
(b)ascertaining an amount under paragraph 1(3) above;
(c)fixing an amount under paragraph 1(4) above;
(d)specifying an amount under paragraph 6(1)(a) above.
9E+WReferences in this Schedule to regulations are to regulations made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
10E+W[F2Section 579(4) of the Education Act 1996] (individuals treated as belonging to areas of local education authorities) applies for the purposes of this Schedule as for those of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 10 para. 10 substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 49 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)