Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

The report provides School Forum members with details of the final proposed amendments to the Scheme for Financing Schools document for approval following consultation with all school governing bodies.

Schools Forum members are asked to:

            a) Note the above report;

b) Note the consultation objection (Appendix 2) and observation received and Local Authority response to each matter as outlined in section 4.5; and

            c) Approve the proposed amendments as provided at Appendix 3

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

A representative of the Borough Treasurer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the final proposed amendments to the Scheme for Financing Schools document for approval following consultation with all school governing bodies.

An objection had been submitted in relation to multi-year budgets which had been discussed with internal audit and the proposal had been amended accordingly. A further comment had been submitted in relation to a reference to an old school meals contract with Solutions SK which had been noted and removed.

RESOLVED – That the revised amendments to the Scheme for Financing Schools as outlined in the report at Appendix 3 be approved.