The Education (Grants) (Travellers and Displaced Persons) Regulations 1990

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for the Secretary of State to pay grants to local education authorities in England and Wales in respect of expenditure for the time being approved by him and incurred or to be incurred by them in making provision the purpose (or main purpose) of which is to promote and facilitate the education of Travellers, refugees and displaced or similar persons who fall within the provisions of regulation 4 (regulations 3 and 4).

Grants are payable to cover 75 per cent. of an education authority’s approved expenditure in making such provision (regulation 5).

Authorities wishing to apply for grant are required to submit proposals for expenditure in such form and containing such particulars as the Secretary of State may determine (regulation 6). The manner of making applications for grant and other conditions relating thereto are set out in regulation 7.

The Secretary of State may determine further conditions on the fulfilment of which the payment of grant shall be dependent (regulation 8).

Authorities are required to furnish the Secretary of State with such information as he may determine to enable him to verify that grant has been properly paid (regulation 9).

The Schedule specifies the classes or descriptions of expenditure in respect of which grants are payable.