Information about budget and outturn statements on the planned and expected expenditure of local authority education and children’s social care functions, as required under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.
Section 251
School balances
Data on school balances.
General article 25 January 2012
Benchmarking tables of LA planned expenditure: 2011-12
Planned expenditure primarily aimed at schools forums and local authorities - giving detailed information on each authority’s planned expenditure on education.
General article 25 May 2012
Outturn guidance
Access to guidance and further information for local authorities regarding Section 251 outturn statement
General article 16 April 2012
Budget Guidance
Access to guidance and further information for local authorities regarding Section 251 Budget statement for 2012-13.
General article 05 April 2012
Section 251 news
Updates to information on Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.
General article 28 February 2012
LA s251 website addresses
A downloadable resource for finding local authority Section 251 budget and outturn workbooks.
General article 07 February 2012
S251 Workbooks: Outturn 2010-11
In the following pages you can download the Section 251 outturn 2010-11 workbooks.
General article 30 January 2012
Contact details for LA chief finance officers
A downloadable list of contact details for all 152 LA chief finance officers.
General article 17 January 2012
S251 workbooks: Budget 2011-12
Budget statements received from 152 local authorities in 2011-12.
General article 22 September 2011
Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) - assurance framework
Downloadable guidance on CIPFA's code of practice and guidance notes for practitioners.
General article 14 September 2011
