# The School Finance (England) Regulations 2008, Regulation 16: Places

Extent: E+W

(1) In determining and redetermining budget shares for funding periods 1, 2 and 3, a local education authority may take into account the number of places they wish to fund in—
(a) special schools;
(b) primary or secondary schools with places which the authority recognise as reserved for children with special educational needs; and
(c) schools with boarding accommodation.
(2) In determining and redetermining budget shares for funding periods 1, 2 and 3 a local education authority may take into account the nature of any special educational needs in question when funding places under paragraph (1)(a) or (b).
(3) A local education authority must provide that, if any places are taken into account in accordance with paragraph (1)(a), the number must be no fewer than the number of registered pupils at the school on the relevant date in regulation 15(6).
(4) For the purpose of initially determining budget shares for funding periods 2 and 3 under regulation 10(a), a local education authority must estimate the number of places they wish to fund under paragraph (1) for that funding period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/228/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-finance-england-regulations-2008/regulation-16
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