Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services.

The report provides details of the recent consultation document released by the Department for Education (DfE) relating to the School and Early Years Finance Regulations 2015.

Schools Forum is asked to note the report.

Officer Contact: Peter Hughes on 0161 474 3947 or email: peter.hughes@stockport.gov.uk.  

A representative of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the recent consultation document released by the Department for Education (DfE) relating to the School and Early Years Finance Regulations 2015.

The DfE launched the consultation document on the Schools and Early Years Finance Regulations 2014 on the 11 September 2015, however the consultation closed head of the next meeting of Schools Forum. The DfE was seeking views on the proposed changes to the Schools and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations. The regulations put in place the new arrangements for local authorities to set school budgets for the financial year 2016/17.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.