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Regulation 11 Determination of an amount in respect of school meals, contingencies and the provision of nursery education

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The Secretary of State shall determine the amount which is the sum of the amounts determined in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2)

The Secretary of State 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 total number of registered pupils in receipt of free school meals at the school;

  • F is the total of the former maintaining authority’s planned expenditure for the year in providing meals to pupils in receipt of free school meals at relevant schools;

  • P is the number of registered pupils in receipt of free school meals at relevant schools;

  • S is the number of registered pupils at the school who bought meals at the school on a date in the immediately preceding financial year determined by the Secretary of State;

  • G is the total of the authority’s planned expenditure for the year on school meals, other than free school meals, at relevant schools and excluding expenditure to be met from any charges for such meals; and

  • B is the number of registered pupils at relevant schools who bought meals at those schools on a date in the immediately preceding financial year determined by the Secretary of State.

(3)

In paragraph (2),

  • “number of registered pupils” means the number of pupils on a school’s register on a date determined by the Secretary of State;

  • “planned expenditure” means the initial amount appropriated by the authority for meeting expenditure at all relevant schools excluding any such expenditure falling within their aggregated budget; and

  • “relevant schools” means all primary or all secondary schools maintained or formerly maintained by the authority required to be covered by a statement for the year under section 42 of the Act, according as to whether the school is a primary school or a secondary school.

(4)

The Secretary of State shall determine the amount which it appears to him the governing body of the school, had it continued to be maintained by the authority, would have been eligible in accordance with the authority’s scheme to receive in respect of contingencies.

(5)

Where the governing body of the school provides education for junior pupils who have not attained the age of five years, the Secretary of State shall determine an amount in respect of such provision which he is satisfied is fair and reasonable having regard in particular to the extent that, in his opinion, the cost of such provision ought to be met from the amount determined in accordance with (as the case may be) regulation 5, 6 or 7.