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Slough Borough Council presented an ESG paper in light of updated guidance by the DfE in December 2016. The requirement was for a justification of spending that would only be for Maintained schools. This would then require approval by Maintained school members of the forum. The Council presented a paper on centrally retained items that was approved in December 2016 by the Schools Forum. This paper represented a justification of spend to complement the previous paper. The amount being justified was approximately £45,000 (see appendix). There would be no increase in spending from the previous paper on centrally retained items but this paper made clear what the differences were and how money would be used specifically for maintained schools. The paper was voted on and approved by both primary and secondary Maintained schools’ members of the Schools Forum present.