The Education (Budget Statements) (England) Regulations 2006

Manner and time of publication of a budget statement

5.—(1) For the purposes of section 52(3)(b) of the 1998 Act, a budget statement is published by—

(a) supplying a copy to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills; and

(b) making a copy available for inspection at all reasonable times and free of charge—

(i) at the offices of the LEA; and

(ii) on a website maintained by the LEA and accessible to the public.

(2) A budget statement in respect of the prescribed period must be published before the beginning of that period.

(3) A budget statement published under paragraph (1) may not be revised during the prescribed period, except—

(a) to correct errors contained in it; or

(b) to reflect any redetermination of budget shares which is made pursuant to regulation 11(1) of the 2006 Regulations (redetermination of schools budgets and individual schools budgets).

(4) Where a LEA revise any budget statement under paragraph (3), they must ensure that the revised budget statement is in the form prescribed by regulation 4, and that it is published in the manner prescribed by paragraph (1).

(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a LEA must furnish the governing body and head teacher of each school with a copy of Parts 1, 2 and 4 of the budget statement, and with a copy of any parts of Part 3 of that statement which relate to their school.

(6) Where the governing body or the head teacher of a school so request, a LEA must furnish them with a complete copy of Part 3 of the budget statement.