Regulation 6 Consultation

In addition to consulting the schools forum for their area^f1, a local education authority must consult the governing body and head teacher of every school which they maintain about any proposed changes to the factors and criteria which were taken into account, or the methods, principles and rules which were adopted in their formula under the 1999 Regulations or these Regulations in the preceding financial year (including any new factors, criteria, methods, principles or rules).

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to changes made pursuant to regulations 5(2), 15, 18(3) or 19.

Consultation under this regulation must take place in sufficient time to allow the outcome to be taken into account in the determination of the authority’s formula and in the initial determination of schools' budget shares before the beginning of the financial year in question.

A local education authority must inform all those who were consulted of the outcome of the consultation.

The requirement to consult in paragraph (1), in relation to changes proposed for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2005, may be satisfied by consultation which takes place during the financial year beginning on 1 April 2004 before the coming into force of these Regulations.