Explanatory note

These Regulations revoke the Education (Grant-maintained and Grant-maintained Special Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1998 and the Education (New Grant-maintained Schools) (Finance) Regulations 1998. There are savings regarding the requirements that have been, or may be, imposed on governing bodies of schools to whom any payments in respect of maintenance grant, capital grant or special purpose grant have been made.

In addition these Regulations make provision for the payment by the Secretary of State of capital grants in respect of expenditure incurred by the governing body of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school. This is expenditure of a class or description specified in Schedule 1 to the Regulations and is of the same nature as provided for under the revoked Regulations.

The Regulations also make provision for the payment by the Secretary of State of special purpose grants in respect of expenditure incurred by the governing body of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school, or a former such school. This is expenditure of a class or description specified in Schedule 2 to the Regulations and differs from that provided for under the revoked Regulations.