Decision details

In accordance with the Government's school funding framework, the Authority is required to submit a final Schools Block budget proforma for 2017/18 to the Education Funding Agency (EFA) by 20 January 2017.  This report seeks the authorisation of the Cabinet Member to submit the Schools Block budget proforma and requests approval of the Lancashire Early Years and High Needs Block Budgets for 2017/18.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 have been complied with.

The Committee considered a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools on the proposed schools budget for 2017/18 including the views of the Schools Forum from its meeting on 12 January 2017.

Resolved:  That the recommendations set out in the report to the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools be noted and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made.