# The School Finance (England) Regulations 2011, Regulation 25: Additional arrangements approved by the schools forum or the Secretary of State

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), on application by a local authority to the Secretary of State for any authorisation or authorisations to determine or redetermine budget shares, the Secretary of State may authorise the authority to determine or redetermine budget shares to such extent as the Secretary of State may specify in accordance with arrangements approved by him in place of the arrangements provided for by these Regulations.
(2) The Secretary of State may not authorise a local authority to determine or redetermine budget shares in the cases referred to in paragraph (3) unless—
(a) the authority have first made an application to their schools forum for such authorisation which has been refused; or
(b) the authority is not required to establish a schools forum for their area.
(3) In determining or redetermining budget shares for schools which they maintain, a local authority may, when calculating the guaranteed funding level—
(a) replace the figure of 0.985 referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of Schedule 4 with a higher figure,
(b) exclude the—
(i) Diploma Formula Grant,
(ii) targeted elements of the Targeted Support for the Primary National Strategy allocated to schools,
(iii) targeted elements of the Targeted Support for the Secondary National Strategy allocated to schools,
from the redetermined adjusted budget share for the previous funding period,
where authorised to do so by their schools forum.
(4) In determining or redetermining budget shares for nursery schools which they maintain or the amounts to be allocated in respect of nursery classes in schools which they maintain, a local authority may disregard regulation 19, where authorised to do so by their schools forum, provided the share or amount allocated includes a notional amount per pupil in respect of mainstreamed grants which is not less than 98.5% of the amount per pupil that was paid to the nursery school or in respect of the nursery class for the previous funding period from any mainstreamed grant.
(5) Unless the contrary intention appears in any authorisations given by the schools forum or the Secretary of State or any arrangements approved by the Secretary of State under any previous regulations, such authorisations or arrangements, as the case may be, continue to apply in relation to the funding period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/371/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-finance-england-regulations-2011/regulation-25
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