Issue details

Higher Needs Block Funding

 

 

A request was made by the Schools Forum to apply to the Department for Education to request the ability to vire funding from the Central Schools Funding Block to the Higher Needs Funding Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant, to help support children with special educational needs, alternative provision, special schools and excluded pupils.

 

The Council is due to receive a decision on this request in February and the Chief Finance Officer as holder of the funds on behalf of the Schools will need to take a formal decision to vire the money between the two funding blocks.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: High level of public interest;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/11/2018

Decision due: February 2019 by Chief Finance Officer

Lead member: Elected Mayor and Executive Lead for Assets, Finance, Governance and Corporate Services, Economic Regeneration and Transformation, Executive Lead for Children and Housing

Lead director: Chief Finance Officer

Consultation process

Meetings and circulation of papers and public consultation via the Council’s website.

Consultees

Torbay Schools, Schools Forum and members of the public.

If you want to make representations contact:: Martin Phillips, Chief Finance Officer, Torbay Council, c/o Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR, email martin.phillips@torbay.gov.uk, telephone (01803) 207825

Decisions

 

Contact Governance Support

About the council