The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2015

Determination of allocation of budget shares etc for the funding period

11.—(1) Except as provided for in paragraphs (2), (5) and (6), not later than 29th February 2016, a local authority must determine the budget share for each school which it maintains, using the formula referred to in regulation 10(1) in accordance with Part 3 of these Regulations.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any determination of amounts to be included in budget shares under regulation 20 (Sixth form funding) and in relation to such determination the local authority must make the determination and notify the school to which the determination relates within a reasonable period after the notification given by the Secretary of State under regulation 20(1).

(3) When making the determination under paragraph (1) the local authority must identify within each budget share an amount calculated by reference to the requirements, factors and criteria specified in Part 3 which are relevant to pupils with special educational needs; such amount must be calculated using a sum of £6,000 as the threshold below which the school will be expected to meet the additional costs of pupils with special educational needs from its budget share.

(4) After the local authority has made a determination under paragraph (1) but before giving notice under paragraph (7), the authority may apply to its schools forum under regulation 12(1), or to the Secretary of State under regulation 12(2), for authorisation to redetermine schools’ budget shares by removing any of the expenditure referred to in Part 5 of Schedule 2 (Items That May Be Removed From Maintained Schools’ Budget Shares) from the budget shares of—

(a) all primary schools other than nursery schools;

(b) all secondary schools; or

(c) all primary schools other than nursery schools, and all secondary schools,

where the expenditure is instead to be treated as if it were part of central expenditure.

(5) Not later than 31st March 2016, a local authority must determine the budget share for each of the special schools and pupil referral units maintained by it in accordance with Part 3 of these Regulations.

(6) Not later than 31st March 2016, a local authority must determine—

(a) the budget share for each of the nursery schools maintained by it;

(b) the amount to be allocated in respect of each nursery class in schools maintained by it;

(c) the amount to be allocated to each relevant early years provider in its area;

(d) the amount to be allocated to each exempt early years provider in its area; and

(e) the amount to be allocated in respect of community early years provision,

using the formula referred to in regulation 10(3) in accordance with Part 3 of these Regulations.

(7) Not later than 31st March 2016, a local authority must give notice of—

(a) each budget share or amount determined under paragraphs (1), (5) and (6); or

(b) the redetermined budget share, when the budget share has been redetermined under paragraph (4),

to the governing body of the school, the exempt early years provider or the relevant early years provider concerned.

(8) Save as provided in this regulation and in regulations 16 (Special arrangements for pupils in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes and children receiving relevant early years provision), 17 (Differential funding), 20 (Sixth form funding), 21 (new schools, merged schools and closing schools), 22 (Federated schools), 23 (Excluded pupils), 24 (Correction of errors and non-domestic rates) and 25 (Alternative arrangements), the authority must not redetermine a school’s budget share, or the amount allocated to a relevant early years provider or an exempt early years provider.