SCHEDULE 3 CLASSES OR DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANNED EXPENDITURE WHICH MAY BE DEDUCTED FROM THE SCHOOLS BUDGET OF A LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY

13 Access to education
Expenditure on the administration of the system of admissions of pupils to schools (including expenditure incurred in carrying out consultations under section 89(2) of the 1998 Act and in establishing, maintaining and consulting representative bodies for the purposes of admissions) and in relation to appeals, provided that, except where the governing body have agreed with the authority that this proviso should not apply to them or where the authority are satisfied that factors or criteria in their formula already make suitable provision, the authority shall—
(a) allocate to each governing body who are an admission authority, as defined in section 88(1) of the 1998 Act, an amount determined by the authority as that reasonably required by the governing body to meet expenditure incurred in connection with the system of admissions of pupils to the school and any appeals, taking into account any factors or criteria in their formula which relate to such arrangements, and
(b) allow the governing body to determine how such amount should be spent for that purpose.