Agenda item

Ian Pearson introduced the report (Agenda Item 14) that provided the forecast financial position of the services funded by the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), highlighting any under or over spends, and to highlight the cumulative deficit on the DSG.

Ian Pearson reported that the key points were highlighted on page 161 of the report. The Early Years Block (EYB) was forecasting a £795k overspend in Quarter Two. This had reduced from £1.477m, so although there was still a deficit, this was positive.

Regarding the High Needs Block (HNB) there was a deficit deficiency target of £1.2m, which had been added to by an in-year overspend of £180k. The main variances in spending were included under section 9.1.

Melanie Ellis added that the deficits referred to were in-year positions and the accumulative deficit could be seen under 10.2 and the total forecast deficit on the DSG amounted to £3.9m.

RESOLVED that the Schools’ Forum noted the report.