Issue - meetings
De-delegation of School Budgets
Meeting: 23/01/2024 - Wirral Schools Forum (Item 62)
62 De-delegation of School Budgets PDF 232 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1: De-delegation of school, item 62
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- Appendix 2: De-delegation of school, item 62
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Minutes:
Yaqub Allen, Principal Information Officer for Schools, introduced a report which sought a decision by Forum representatives of maintained schools on the possible de-delegation of a number of services to schools, where there was a preference to continue a central service. De-delegation was proposed for the following budgets:
· Contingency
· Special Staff Costs
· School Library Service
· Insurance
· Behaviour Support
· School Improvement
· Former Education Services Grant General Duties
· The School Improvement and Monitoring and Brokerage Grant
Resolved – That:
1. The Primary Forum Representatives agreed to de-delegate each of the following budgets for the financial year 2024-25: -
a. Contingency (2:0)
b. Special Staff Costs, including TU Facilities Time (2:0)
c. School Library Service (2:0)
d. Insurance (2:0)
e. School Improvement (2:0)
f. Behaviour support (2:0)
2. The Primary Forum Representatives agreed a contribution to former Education Services Grant costs of £305,968. (2:0)
3. The Secondary Forum Representatives agreed to de-delegate each of the following budgets for the financial year 2024-25: -
a. Contingency (1:0)
b. Special Staff Costs, including TU Facilities Time (1:0)
c. School Improvement (1:0)
d. Behaviour support (1:0)
4. The Secondary Forum Representatives agreed a contribution to former Education Services Grant costs of £49,765. (1:0)
5. The Special School Forum Representatives agreed a contribution to former Education Services Grant costs of £102,505. (1:0)
6. As per DfE guidance, the Primary and Secondary Forum Representatives agreed a contribution to replace SIMBG costs of £248,800. (3:0)
7. As per DfE guidance, the Special School Forum representatives agreed a contribution to replace SIMBG costs of £24,400. (1:0)