Decision details
School Reserve Balances Year Ending 31 March 2019
Decision Maker: Education and Youth Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Allweddol decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To provide the Committee with details of the
closing balances held by Flintshire schools at the end of the
financial year
Decision:
(a) That the school reserves balances as at the 31 March 2019 be noted;
(b) That the Committee urges the Authority, notwithstanding the Estyn recommendation R4 and recognising that schools are not entitled to set a deficit budget, to continue to support schools in financial difficulty with a view to resolving deficits without detriment to pupils’ learning; and
(c) That a letter be written, on behalf of the Committee, to the Welsh Government Minister for Education outlining the Committee’s concerns around school balances, which were clearly replicated across Wales, and seeking clarity around funding for the teacher’s pay awards and increasing pension contributions.
Report author: Lucy Morris
Publication date: 08/01/2020
Date of decision: 26/09/2019
Decided at meeting: 26/09/2019 - Education and Youth Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Accompanying Documents:
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