# The School Finance (England) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 5: Special Schools

Extent: E+W

(1) A local education authority must provide in their formula that any amount allocated in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a) in respect of a place at a special school—
(a) for funding period 1 must be at least 2.1% higher than the amount initially determined in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007 in respect of a place appropriate to a pupil with the same characteristics at that school under regulation 15(1)(a) of the 2006 Regulations;
(b) for funding period 2, must be at least 2.1% higher than the amount initially determined in relation to funding period 1 in respect of a place appropriate to a pupil with the same characteristics at that school under regulation 16(1)(a) of these Regulations; and
(c) for funding period 3, must be at least 2.1% higher than the amount initially determined in relation to funding period 2 in respect of a place appropriate to a pupil with the same characteristics at that school under regulation 16(1)(a) of these Regulations.
(2) (a) That portion of the redetermined budget share of a special school for funding period 1 calculated otherwise than in accordance with regulation 16 (but not including adjustments due under regulation 23 (excluded pupils)) must be at least 2.1% higher than that portion of the initially determined budget share for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007 calculated otherwise than in accordance with regulation 15 of the 2006 Regulations but not including regulations 21, 22 (prior year adjustments) and 23 (excluded pupils) of those Regulations; and
(b) that portion of the initially determined budget share of a special school for funding period 2 or 3 calculated otherwise than in accordance with regulation 16 (but not including adjustments due under regulation 23) must be at least 2.1% higher than that portion of the initially determined budget share for funding period 1 or 2, as the case may be, calculated otherwise than in accordance with regulation 16 of these Regulations but not including adjustments due under regulation 23.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/228/schedule/4/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-finance-england-regulations-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-5
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