Section 51A Expenditure incurred for community purposesF1

England and Wales

(1)

Expenditure incurred by the governing body of a maintained school F2in Wales in the exercise of the power conferred by section 27 of the Education Act 2002 (power of governing body to provide community facilities etc.) shall, as against third parties, be treated as part of the expenses of maintaining the school under section 22, but if met by the F3local authority may be recovered by them from the governing body.

(2)

Except as provided by regulations under section 50(3)(b), no expenditure incurred by the governing body of a maintained school F4in Wales in the exercise of the power referred to in subsection (1) shall be met from the school’s budget share for any F5funding period.

(3)

Subsection (2) applies at a time when the school does not have a delegated budget by virtue of any suspension under F6... Schedule 15 F7or section 8 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, as well as a time when it does have a delegated budget.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 51A and cross-heading inserted (2.9.2002 for E., 1.9.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 3 para. 4 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2002, art. 4; S.I. 2003/1718, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II
F2: Words in s. 51A(1) inserted (1.4.2011) by Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 (c. 26), ss. 4(4), 29(5) (with s. 27); S.I. 2010/1817, art. 4
F3: Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 10(4))
F4: Words in s. 51A(2) inserted (1.4.2011) by Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 (c. 26), ss. 4(4), 29(5) (with s. 27); S.I. 2010/1817, art. 4
F5: Words in s. 51A(2) substituted (1.11.2005 for E., 1.4.2010 for W.) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 125(4), Sch. 18 para. 9 (with s. 119); S.I. 2005/2034, art. 8; S.I. 2010/735, art. 2(e)
F6: Words in s. 51A omitted (W.) (20.2.2014) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 4(3)(a); S.I. 2014/178, art. 2(f) (with art. 3)
F7: Words in s. 51A inserted (W.) (20.2.2014) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 4(3)(b); S.I. 2014/178, art. 2(f) (with art. 3)

Notes on Chapter IV

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 Ch. 4 (ss. 45-53) modified (20.11.1998) by S.I. 1998/2670, reg. 3(1)(3)
C2: Pt. 2 Ch. 4 applied (with modifications) (W.) (12.4.2010) by The Federation of Maintained Schools and Miscellaneous Amendments (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/638), regs. 1(1), 74, 75
C3: Pt. 2 Ch. 4 applied (E.) (1.9.2012) by The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1035), regs. 1, 28 (with reg. 2)
C4: Pt. 2 Ch. 4 applied (W.) (22.5.2014) by The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1132), regs. 1(1), 77, 78

Notes on Expenditure incurred for community purposes

Textual amendments

F1: Cross-heading and s. 51A inserted (2.9.2002 for E. otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 40, 216, Sch. 3 para. 4 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2002, art. 4