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Agenda item

DSG Monitoring 2017/18 Month 6

Minutes:

Ian Pearson introduced the item that set out the current financial position of the services funded by the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), highlighting any under or overspends.

Section three of the report gave some background to the DSG. Ian Pearson drew attention to the table on page 92 of the report under section four, which showed the total net position for the budget. The budgeted overspend of £844k on DSG in 2017/18 was approved by the Schools’ Forum in March 2017, after consideration of the three year position, as it was forecast that the overspend could be paid back over two years. The budgeted overspend in 2017/18 had now been reduced by £40k to £804k to reflect the final carry forward from 2016/17.

Ian Pearson reported that there were no variances in the forecast for either the Schools’ Block or the Early Years Block. There was a variance of about £11k for the High Needs Block between the budget and the current forecast. These additional costs related to required sensory services.

Ian Pearson concluded that apart from the variance concerning the High Needs Block there were no major changes to report. It was a strong possibility that further variances might arise on the budgets for high need top ups and early years payments in the second half of the autumn term, or in the spring term.

RESOLVED that the Schools’ Forum noted the report.

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