9. Expenditure incurred by the authority in respect of action to support the improvement of standards in the authority’s schools, including, in particular—
(a)expenditure incurred in connection with entering into a contract pursuant to a direction under section 63 of the 2002 Act (contracts to obtain services of an advisory nature in respect of schools with serious weaknesses or schools requiring special measures);
(b)expenditure incurred in connection with the exercise of their functions under sections 14 to 17 of the 1998 Act (powers of intervention, appointment of additional governors and suspension of delegated budget in schools causing concern)(1);
(c)expenditure on the appointment and remuneration of interim executive members under section 16A of the 1998 Act(2); and
(d)expenditure on the employment of School Improvement Partners.
Section 14 has been amended by sections 56(3), 57(1), 215(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to, and paragraph 92 of Schedule 21 to, the 2002 Act, and by section 61 of, and paragraphs 14(1)-(3) of Schedule 9 to, the 2005 Act. Section 15 has been amended by section 149 of, and paragraphs 1 and 78 of Schedule 9 to, the 2000 Act, by section 55(1)-(2) of the 2002 Act, and by section 61 of, and paragraphs 15(1)-(4) of Schedule 9 to, the 2005 Act. Section 16 has been amended by sections 56(3), 215(1)-(2) of, paragraphs 2(1)-(8) of Schedule 21 to, and paragraphs 2(1) and (3) of Schedule 22 part 3 to the 2002 Act, and by section 61 of, and paragraphs 16(1), (2)(a) and (b) and (3) of Schedule 9 to, the 2005 Act. Section 16A was inserted by section 57(2) of the 2002 Act, and amended by section 61 of, and paragraphs 17(a) and (b) of Schedule 9 to, the 2005 Act. Section 17 has been amended by section 56(3) of, and paragraphs 3(1)-(3) of Schedule 5 to, the 2002 Act, and paragraphs 18(a) and (b) of Schedule 9, to the 2005 Act.
Section 16A was inserted by section 57 of the 2002 Act.