# The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

Expenditure to be incurred due to a decline in pupil numbers in schools maintained by the local authority or in Academy schools where the most recent data provided by a local authority to the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 3 of, and paragraphs 2 (forecasts of pupil numbers) and 4 (total capacity) of Schedule 1 to, the Information as to Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2016 indicates that—
(a) growth in pupil numbers is expected in the three years starting with the school year beginning in the funding period; and
(b) additional funding is likely to be necessary to provide for that expected growth in pupil numbers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/42/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-and-early-years-finance-england-regulations-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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