Regulation 9 Consultation

A local education authority shall consult the governing body and head teacher of every county, voluntary, maintained special, grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school within the meaning of the 1996 Act which they will maintain on 1st April 1999 in relation to the factors and criteria which the authority propose to take into account, in the formula referred to in regulation 10, in determining budget shares for the financial year beginning on 1st April 1999 and in relation to any methods, principles and rules which they propose to adopt in that formula in relation to such determinations.

In relation to subsequent financial years a local education authority shall consult the governing body and head teacher of every school which they maintain about proposed changes in relation to the factors and criteria that were taken into account, or the methods, principles and rules that were adopted, in their formula in the preceding financial year (including any new factors, criteria, methods, principles or rules).

Consultation under this regulation shall take place in sufficient time to allow the outcome to be taken into account in the determination of the authority’s formula and in the initial determination of schools' budget shares before the beginning of a financial year.

The requirement to consult in paragraph (1) can be satisfied by consultation which takes place on and after 20th October 1998 in the case of a local education authority in England, or on and after 23rd October 1998 in the case of a local education authority in Wales, and (in either case) before the coming into force of these Regulations.

A local education authority shall inform all those who were consulted of the outcome of the consultation.