The School and Early Years Finance and Childcare (Provision of Information About Young Children) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024

PART 2 Central schools expenditure

4.  Expenditure due to a significant growth in pupil numbers as a result of the local authority’s duty under section 13(1) of the 1996 Act(1) to secure that efficient primary education and secondary education are available to meet the needs of the population of its area, including expenditure resulting from the additional costs associated with establishing a new school.

5.  Expenditure to be incurred due to a decline in pupil numbers in schools maintained by the authority or in Academy schools where data provided by a local authority to the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 3 of, and paragraphs 2 (forecasts of pupil numbers) and 4 (total capacity) of Schedule 1 to, the Information as to Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2016(2), in the period beginning with 1st June 2022 and ending with 10th August 2022 indicates that—

(a) growth in pupil numbers is expected in the three years starting with the school year beginning in the funding period; and

(b) additional funding is likely to be necessary to provide for that expected growth in pupil numbers.

6.  Expenditure to be incurred before the opening of new schools to fund the appointment of staff and to enable the purchase of any goods and services necessary in order to admit pupils.

7.  Expenditure to make provision for extra classes in order to comply with the School Admissions (Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 2012(3).

8.  Expenditure on licences which are negotiated centrally by the Secretary of State for all publicly funded schools.

9.  Expenditure on the operation of the system of admissions of pupils to schools (including expenditure incurred in carrying out consultations under section 88C(2) of the 1998 Act) and in relation to appeals.

10.  Expenditure under section 16 (power to establish, assist and maintain primary or secondary schools) or 18 of the 1996 Act (power to arrange education at non-maintained schools)(4) in making any grant or other payment in respect of fees or expenses (of whatever nature) which are payable in connection with the attendance of pupils at a school which is not maintained by any local authority.

11.  Expenditure in relation to boarding fees for pupils in accordance with—

(a) sections 458(5) or 514(6) of the 1996 Act (in relation to boarding fees for pupils at a maintained school); and

(b) section 514(2) of the 1996 Act or section 10A(7) of the 2010 Act (in relation to boarding fees for pupils at Academies or alternative provision Academies).

12.  Expenditure in connection with the authority’s functions under section 47A of the 1998 Act (establishment and maintenance of, and consultation with, schools forums).

13.  Expenditure on pay arrears due to staff employed at maintained schools and other staff whose salaries are met from the schools budget, and expenditure on the costs of financing payment of such arrears, where the expenditure is not chargeable to a maintained school’s budget share under the terms of the local authority’s scheme.

(1)

Section 13(1) was amended by section 149 of, and paragraphs 1 and 52 of Schedule 9 to, the 2000 Act, section 59 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to, the 2009 Act and S.I. 2010/1158.

(2)

S.I. 2016/555. Regulation 3 and Schedule 1 were substituted by S.I. 2023/1186, but the information provided during the period referred to in paragraph 5(a) would have been provided under S.I. 2016/555 as those Regulations had effect at that time.

(3)

S.I. 2012/10, amended by S.I 2014/852 and 2103.

(4)

Section 16 was amended by section 126(1) of the 2009 Act. Sections 16 and 18 were both amended by S.I. 2010/1158.

(5)

Section 458 was amended by section 140(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 123 of Schedule 30 to, the 1998 Act and by S.I. 2010/1158.

(6)

Section 514 was amended by section 140(1) of, and paragraph 135 of Schedule 30 to, the 1998 Act and by S.I. 2010/1158.

(7)

Section 10A was inserted by section 61 of the 2011 Act and further amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 13 to that Act.