Issue - meetings

The report contains the DfE July DSG announcements for the schools, high needs, and central school services blocks.

It also contains the latest position for the DSG accumulated deficit and the details of the DfE Safety Valve Intervention programme that the council has been invited to join.

The Assistant Chief Finance Officer presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book. The Forum was advised that the report included the the DfE July DSG announcements for the schools, high needs, and central school services blocks. There was a separate announcement around the early years block and this would come forward at a later date.

The report also contained the latest position for the DSG accumulated deficit and the details of the DfE Safety Valve Intervention programme that the council had been invited to join. In terms of the national funding formula the position was similar to the previous year.

A query was raised around the increase in the High Needs Block funding as there was a minimum 3 percent increase but only a 2.8 percent increase was outlined. It was explained that the 3 percent only applied to the national funding formula part but not the place or the import/export parts which were still the same as last year, suppressing the figure.

RESOVLED that the report be noted.