Issue - meetings

Dedicated Schools Grant 2020/21 Outturn report (information report)

Meeting: 15/07/2021 - Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education (Item 21)

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Purpose

The purpose of this report is to inform the Cabinet Member of the year end outturn position of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) as at the end of March 2021.

 

RECOMMEDNED that the Cabinet Member:

Notes the year end budget position for the Dedicated Schools Grant as at 31 March 2021, together with the associated explanations contained within this report.

Minutes:

The report was introduced by Angela Mann, Finance Manager.

 

In response to a questions, officers clarified the following:

 

With regard to the carry forward balance of £5.0m, the DSG has rules and conditions that govern how the authority can use the money.  The money is for the purposes of education and early years and would not be used for anything else.

 

 

DECISION:

The Cabinet Member noted the year end budget position for the Dedicated Schools Grant as at 31 March 2021, together with the associated explanations contained within the report.