§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she gives to local education authorities to enable them to determine the allocation of funds to schools. [19202]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 29 November 2001]: In determining the allocation of funds to schools, local education authorities (LEAs) must comply with section 47 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and the regulations made under that section contained in the Financing of Maintained Schools Regulations 2001, which set out the school funding framework in England.
In April 2001, the DfES issued a policy note to LEAs on funding allocation, which encouraged authorities to look at ways of simplifying funding formulae.