10. 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 the exercise of their functions under section 197 of the 2002 Act (partnership agreements);
(b)expenditure incurred in connection with entering into a contract pursuant to a direction under section 63 of the 2002 Act(1) (contracts to obtain services of an advisory nature in respect of schools with serious weaknesses or schools requiring special measures);
(c)expenditure incurred in connection with the exercise of their functions under section 14 to 17 of the 1998 Act(2) (powers of intervention, of appointment of additional governors and of suspension of delegated budgets in schools causing concern); and
(d)expenditure on the appointment and remuneration of interim executive members under section 16A of the 1998 Act(3).
Section 63 was amended by section 61 of the Education Act 2005, and section 71 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Education and Inspections Act 2006.
1998 c. 31. Sections 14 to 17 have been amended by sections 55 to 57 of, and Schedule 5 and paragraphs 92 to 94 of Schedule 21 to, the Education Act 2002, and by paragraphs 14 to 18 of Schedule 9 to the Education Act 2005.
Section 16A was inserted by section 57 of the Education Act 2002.