SCHEDULE 1CLASSES OR DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANNED EXPENDITURE PRESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE NON-SCHOOLS EDUCATION BUDGET OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY
Special educational provision
1.
Expenditure on services provided by educational psychologists.
2.
Expenditure in connection with the local authority’s functions under—
(a)
sections 321 to 331 of the 1996 Act (which functions relate to the identification and assessment of children with special educational needs and the making, maintaining and reviewing of statements for such children); and
(b)
sections 22, 36, 37 and 44 of the 2014 Act (which functions relate to the identification of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities; the assessment of education, health and care needs; and the preparation and review of EHC plans).
3.
Expenditure on monitoring the provision for pupils in schools for the purposes of disseminating good practice in relation to, and improving the quality of educational provision for, children with special educational needs.
4.
Expenditure on collaboration with other statutory and voluntary bodies to provide support for children with special educational needs.
5.
Expenditure in connection with—
(a)
the provision of parent partnership services (that is, services provided under section 32 of the 2014 Act to give advice and information to parents of children with special educational needs), or other guidance and information to such parents which, in relation to pupils at a school maintained by the authority, are in addition to the information usually provided by the governing bodies of such schools; and
(b)
arrangements made by the authority with a view to avoiding or resolving disagreements with the parents of children with special educational needs.
6.
Expenditure on carrying out the authority’s child protection functions under the 1989 Act, functions under section 175 of the 2002 Act (duties in relation to welfare of children), and other functions relating to child protection.
7.
Schools causing concern
8.
Expenditure incurred by a local authority in connection with functions under the following sections of the 2006 Act—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
section 65 (power of local authority to provide for governing bodies to consist of interim executive members) and Schedule 6; and
(f)
Access to education
9.
Expenditure in relation to planning and managing the supply of school places, including the authority’s functions in relation to the establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools under Part 2 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2006 Act.
10.
11.
12.
Expenditure on discretionary grants paid under section 1(6) or 2 of the Education Act 1962 (awards for designated and other courses).
13.
Additional education and training for children, young persons and adults
14.
15.
Other functions
16.
Expenditure in pursuance of a binding agreement, where the other party is a local authority, or the other parties include one or more local authorities, in relation to the operation of a facility provided partly, but not solely, for the use of schools.
17.
Expenditure on making pension payments, other than in respect of staff employed in maintained schools.
18.
Expenditure on insurance, other than for liability arising in connection with maintained schools or maintained school premises.