Part II New framework for maintained schools
Chapter IV Financing of maintained schools
Budgetary framework
F145ADetermination of specified budgets of F2local authority
(1)
For the purposes of this Part, a F2local authority’s “F3non-schools education budget” for a F4relevant period is the amount appropriated by the authority for meeting all F5education expenditure by the authority in F6that period of a class or description prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.
F7(1A)
In subsection (1) “relevant period” means a financial year or such other period as may be prescribed.
(2)
For the purposes of this Part, a F2local authority’s “schools budget” for a F8funding period is the amount appropriated by the authority for meeting all F9education expenditure by the authority in F10that period of a class or description prescribed for the purposes of this subsection (which may include expenditure incurred otherwise than in respect of schools).
F11(2A)
The amount referred to in subsection (2) includes the amount of any grant which is appropriated, for meeting the expenditure mentioned in that subsection, in accordance with a condition which—
(a)
is imposed under section 16 of the Education Act 2002 (terms on which assistance under section 14 of that Act is given) or any other enactment, and
(b)
requires that the grant be applied as part of the authority's schools budget for the funding period.
(3)
For the purposes of this Part, a F2local authority’s “individual schools budget” for a F12funding period is the amount remaining after deducting from the authority’s schools budget for F13that period such planned F14education expenditure by the authority in respect of F13that period as they may determine should be so deducted in accordance with regulations.
(4)
Regulations under subsection (3) may—
(a)
prescribe classes or descriptions of expenditure which are authorised or required to be deducted from an authority’s schools budget;
(b)
provide, in relation to any prescribed class or description of expenditure specified in the regulations, that such expenditure may only be deducted subject to either or both of the following, namely—
(i)
such limit or limits (however framed) as may be specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations, and
(ii)
such other conditions as may be so specified or determined.
F15(4A)
Regulations under subsection (3) may also make provision—
(a)
enabling any expenditure falling outside any classes or descriptions of expenditure prescribed by virtue of subsection (4)(a) to be deducted from the authority's schools budget if the deduction of such expenditure is authorised, on the application of the authority, by the authority's schools forum or the Secretary of State, and
(b)
enabling any limit or condition that would otherwise apply by virtue of subsection (4)(b)(i) or (ii) to be varied or excluded, on the application of the authority, by the authority's schools forum or the Secretary of State.
F16(4B)
For the purposes of this Part, the duty imposed on a local authority in England by section 7(1) of the Childcare Act 2006 (duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge) is to be treated as F17an education function of the authority.
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F19(7)
In this section “education expenditure” means expenditure incurred by a local authority in connection with the performance of their education functions.