# The School Finance (England) Regulations 2008, Regulation 14: Applications to the schools forum and the Secretary of State

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), on the application of a local education authority, their schools forum may authorise—
(a) the making of further deductions from their schools budget of any central expenditure exceeding the amount of any deductions made previously under regulations 7(1) or 12(1); or
(b) the varying of any limit imposed by paragraph 36 of Schedule 2, or regulation 7(2).
(2) Where—
(a) a schools forum does not authorise the making of further deductions or enable the limits referred to in paragraph (1) to be varied; or
(b) a local education authority is not required to establish a schools forum for their area,
the authority may make an application to the Secretary of State for such authorisation or variation.
(3) On the application of a local education authority under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may authorise the making of further deductions or variation of the limits referred to in paragraph (1).
(4) Unless the contrary intention appears in any authorisations given by the schools forum or the Secretary of State under previous regulations, such authorisations continue to apply in relation to funding period 1.
(5) Unless the contrary intention appears in any authorisations given by the schools forum or the Secretary of State in relation to funding period 1, such authorisations continue to apply to funding periods 2 and 3, and, unless the contrary intention appears in any authorisation given by the schools forum or the Secretary of State in relation to funding period 2, such authorisations continue to apply to funding period 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/228/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-finance-england-regulations-2008/regulation-14
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