The School Finance (England) Regulations 2011 No. 371

SCHEDULE 2 CLASSES OR DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANNED EXPENDITURE PRESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SCHOOLS BUDGET OF A LOCAL AUTHORITY WHICH MAY BE DEDUCTED FROM IT TO DETERMINE THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS BUDGET

Other expenditure

30.—(1) Expenditure on library services for primary and special schools, except that such expenditure may not be deducted where—

(a) funding for library services in respect of a particular school was delegated before April 1999 and remains delegated; or

(b) the governing body of any primary or special school have elected to receive funding for library services as part of their school’s budget share.

(2) Where a local authority deduct funding under sub-paragraph (1), they must—

(a) notify the governing body of each school not receiving funding for library services in its budget share of the amount attributable to library services for that school; and

(b) allow the governing bodies of these schools to determine whether the expenditure on library services in respect of their school is to be spent by—

(i) the authority in themselves providing library services to the school or

(ii) the authority procuring library services from another local authority.