# The Education (Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained Special Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1998, Regulation 11: Calculation of an amount in respect of the provision of school meals


(1) Subject to regulations 14 (apportionment) and 20 (schools becoming grant-maintained in the financial year in question pursuant to proposals published under section 212 of the 1996 Act), the funding authority shall determine an amount in respect of the provision of school meals calculated by the application of the following formula—
(M×F)(P)+(S×G)(B) where
M is the number of registered pupils in receipt of free school meals at the school on a date in the preceding financial year determined by the funding authority;
F is the amount which, in the opinion of the funding authority, the local education authority will spend in the financial year in question in providing meals to pupils in receipt of free school meals at relevant schools, excluding any such expenditure falling within their aggregated budget;
P is the number of registered pupils in receipt of free school meals at relevant schools on a date in the preceding financial year determined by the funding authority;
S is the number of registered pupils at the school who bought meals at the school on a date in the preceding financial year determined by the funding authority;
G is the amount, which may not be less than zero, which, in the opinion of the funding authority, the local education authority will spend in the financial year on school meals, other than free school meals, at relevant schools and excluding—
(i) expenditure to be met from any charges for such meals, and
(ii) expenditure falling within their aggregated budget; and
B is the number of registered pupils at relevant schools who bought meals at those schools on a date in the preceding financial year determined by the funding authority.
(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant schools” means all primary or all secondary schools or all special schools maintained or formerly maintained by the authority required to be covered by a statement for the year under section 122(2) of the 1996 Act, according as to whether the school is a primary school, a secondary school or a special school.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/799/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grant-maintained-and-grant-maintained-special-schools-finance-regulations-1998/regulation-11
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