Regulation 43 Alternative arrangements approved by the Secretary of StateI1

disregard the limits referred to in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 when deducting any expenditure referred to in regulation 9(4) (historic commitments);

disregard the requirements in regulation 9(9) (deductions etc. of expenditure relating to deficit in the budget for a previous funding period);

deduct any expenditure referred to in regulation 9(14)(a) (expenditure falling outside Schedule 2);

include additional factors or criteria in its formula decided under regulation 11(1) (formula for determining budget shares) where the nature of a school’s premises exceptionally gives rise to significant additional cost;

include additional factors or criteria that the local authority proposes to include in its formula decided under regulation 11(3) (early years single funding formula);

alter the operation of regulation 12(3) (additional costs - pupils with special educational needs);

determine (including redetermine) budget shares of schools maintained by it;

determine (including redetermine) amounts to be allocated in respect of nursery classes in schools maintained by it;

determine (including redetermine) amounts to be allocated to relevant early years providers in its area;

disregard regulation 14 (pupil numbers);

alter the operation of regulation 15(3) or (5) (places in pupil referral units or in hospital education);

alter the operation of regulation 22 (the sparsity factor) in respect of particular schools;

alter the operation of regulation 28 (minimum per pupil amount) in respect of particular schools;

alter any or all of the year group values D, E or F set out in regulation 28(4) for all the schools that are subject to its formula decided under regulation 11(1);

alter the operation of regulation 29 (minimum funding guarantee) and Schedule 3 in respect of particular schools;

alter the operation of regulation 31 (new schools, merged schools and closing schools) in respect of particular schools;

alter the operation of regulation 38 (early years 97% requirement);

disregard the requirement in regulation 40(4) (requirement for a provider’s per child amount in respect of disadvantaged two year olds to be equal to, or more than, the per child amount in respect of working parent two year olds).