The Schools Forums (Wales) Regulations 2003

PART 3 FUNCTIONS

Consultation on financial issues

7.—(1) The relevant authority must consult the forum annually on —

(a) the exercise of the relevant authority’s functions relating to their schools budget; and

(b) any prospective revisions to the relevant authority’s scheme for the financing of schools.

(2) The relevant authority may consult the forum on such other matters concerning the funding of schools as they think fit.

Consultation on school funding formula

8.—(1) The relevant authority must consult the forum on:—

(a) any proposed changes in relation to the factors and criteria that were taken into account, or the methods, principles and rules that have been adopted, in their formula in accordance with regulations made under section 47 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and

(b) the likely financial effect of any such change.

(2) Consultation under paragraph (1) must take place in sufficient time to allow the views expressed to be taken into account in the determination of the relevant authority’s formula and in the initial determination of schools' budget shares before the beginning of the financial year.

Consultation on contracts

9.—(1) The relevant authority must, at least three months prior to the issue of invitations to tender, consult the forum on the terms of any proposed contract for supplies or services being a contract paid or to be paid out of their schools budget where either:—

(a) the estimated value of a proposed public services contract is not less than the specific threshold which applies to the relevant authority in pursuance of Regulation 7(1) of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993(1); or

(b) the estimated value of a proposed public supply contract is not less than the specific threshold which applies to the relevant authority in pursuance of Regulation 7(2) of the Public Supply Contracts Regulations 1995(2).

(2) The relevant authority must, at least three months before the date on which they propose to finalise the agreement, consult the forum on the terms of any service level agreement under which schools maintained by the relevant authority would be provided with goods or services by the authority and the cost of those goods or services would be met (wholly or partly) out of schools' budget shares.

Reports to schools

10.  The forum must, as soon as reasonably possible, inform the governing bodies of schools maintained by the relevant authority of all consultations carried out under this Part of these regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1993/3228. Regulation 7 was amended by Regulation 4 of the Public Contracts (Works, Services and Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2009).

(2)

S.I. 1995/201. Regulation 7 was amended by Regulation 5 of the Public Contracts (Works, Services and Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2009).