Regulation 14 Determination of amount of maintenance grant otherwise than under regulation 5

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 5, the funding authority may, in the case of a school which becomes a grant-maintained school in the financial year in question, determine the amount of maintenance grant payable in respect of the school for that year in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In any case to which this regulation applies, the amount of maintenance grant payable in respect of the school for the financial year in question shall be the sum of the amounts determined in accordance with regulations 15(1) and 16.

The funding authority shall consult the local education authority and the governing body of the school before determining the amount of maintenance grant payable in respect of the school for the financial year in question in accordance with this regulation.