# Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Section 251: Information about planned and actual expenditure


(1) The Secretary of State may direct a local authority in England to provide information about its planned and actual expenditure in connection with—
(a) its education functions;
(b) its children's social services functions.
(2) The Secretary of State may also direct a local authority in England to provide information about accountable resources held, received or expended by any person in relation to a school maintained by the authority.
(3) Information to which a direction under this section relates must be provided in accordance with the direction.
(4) A direction under this section may (in particular) include provision about—
(a) the period to which information is to relate;
(b) the form and manner in which information is to be provided;
(c) the persons to whom information is to be provided;
(d) the publication of information.
(5) If a direction under this section requires information to be provided to a person other than the Secretary of State, the direction may also require that person to make the information available for inspection in accordance with the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/251 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-251
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