Agenda item

This item was applicable only to maintained school representatives.

Members were informed the LA had received a 41% response to their consultation, all of which had been in favour of accepting the Scheme for Financing Schools 2019/20.

9.15am: Cate Duffy left the meeting

It was noted that no major changes had been made.  A list of amendments could be found in Appendix A, which included the addition of a process for accessing cash advances if a school were facing a deficit budget. 

Following a request to present the Scheme for Financing Schools earlier in the year, Nic Barani agreed to review this for the future, dependent on when updates were received from the DfE.

Maintained school representatives, including one postal vote,APPROVED the changes to the Scheme for Financing Schools 2019/20, as circulated.