Explanatory note

Sections 33 and 34 of the Education Reform Act 1988 require local education authorities to prepare and submit to the Secretary of State for his approval schemes for financing county and voluntary schools maintained by them. Section 42(1) of that Act requires such schemes, on their entry into force and on such subsequent occasions as may be prescribed by regulations, to be published in the manner prescribed by regulations.

These Regulations prescribe the manner in which such schemes are to be published for the purposes of section 42(1) (regulation 2).

The Regulations also prescribe a subsequent occasion on which such schemes are to be published in the prescribed manner (regulation 3).