Agenda item

Melanie Ellis introduced the report (Agenda Item 6), which set out the budget proposal for services funded from the Central Schools’ Services (CSSB) block of the DSG.

Melanie Ellis reported that there had been a small reduction in the funding compared to last year (£12k).

It had been possible to make a saving as a result of the Capita System moving to the Cloud and this made it possible to balance the block for 2024/25.

Trevor Keable referred to the provision of education data, which had been reduced by 16 percent and queried what implications this would have. Melanie Ellis confirmed that this related to the cost saving from the Capita System and therefore was only a reduction in the cost and not the service provided. 

It was proposed and seconded that the CSSB budget for 2024/25 should be agreed. The Chair invited the Forum to vote on the proposal and at the vote the recommendation was approved.

RESOLVED that: The Schools’ Forum approved the 2024/25 CSSB budget in line with the recommendation in section 2.1 of the report.