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DE-DELEGATION OF FUNDING FOR CORE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
Meeting: 10/02/2022 - Schools Funding Forum (Item 6.)
6. DE-DELEGATION OF FUNDING FOR CORE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES 2022-23 
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Meeting: 13/01/2022 - Schools Funding Forum (Item 113)
113 DE-DELEGATION OF FUNDING FOR CORE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES PDF 234 KB
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Minutes:
The Forum were informed that the DfE had now confirmed that the School Improvement Monitoring and Brokerage Grant would be cut by 50% in financial year 2022-23, and withdrawn completely from 2023-24.
The Local Authority proposed that the shortfall in funding in 2022-23 be made up by de-delegating £5.11 per pupil from LA maintained primary school budgets. Some of the Forum members reported that schools in their clusters were reluctant to make up the shortfall through de-delegation.
The Chair, Keith Williams, felt that if the issue was put to a vote the proposed de-delegation would not be supported. Nick Carter explained that although decisions on de-delegation are usually required before submission of the LA formula, due this year on 21st January, the DfE had stated that they would be happy to talk to councils if flexibility was required on timings.
The Forum agreed to bring this matter back to the meeting on 10th February 2022 to allow more information to be presented, and for clusters to meet and discuss.