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Agenda item

De-delegations 2018/19

Minutes:

Ian Pearson introduced the report, which was an annual report that set out the details, costs and charges to schools for services which maintained school representatives were required to vote on whether or not they should be de-delegated.

A range of decisions were required on services (listed under paragraph 3.1 of the report) which could be de-delegated. More information on each of the services was contained within the appendix to the report. A decision was required by maintained primary and secondary schools for all services apart from Statutory and Regulatory Duties that also required a further decision from Special Schools, Alternative Provision and Nursery Schools.

Ian Pearson drew attention to Table 7, which summarised the services and budgets which had been proposed to be de-delegated in 2018/19 by the Heads Funding Group.  Ian Pearson highlighted the difference between the two Health and Safety Options. Option one was a high level service and option two was a lower level service with the option for schools to buy services back. The Heads Funding Group had chosen Option two as the preferable level of service.

Claire White added that there was now a grant available for school improvement. This would be seen as a reduction to the total de-delegated sum, and thus net funding to be received by schools would be greater.

RESOLVED that the views of Heads Funding Group on the de-delegations set out in Table 7 were noted.

RESOLVED that the proposals set out in Table 7 should be included within the consultation with all schools on funding arrangements for 2018/19.

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