Issue - meetings
High Needs Funding Report
Meeting: 03/02/2022 - Cabinet (Item 97)
97 Sefton High Need Funding Allocation 2022/23 Update 
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Report of the Executive Director of Children's Social Care and Education
Minutes:
Further to Minute No.s 75 and 81 (3) of the Cabinet and Council at their meetings held on 2 December 2021 and 20 January 2022 respectively the Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Education that advised of the confirmed High Needs Funding Block allocation for 2022/23 which were announced by the Department for Education on 16 December 2021 as part of the Dedicated Schools Grant settlement for 2022/23; and that some extra funding in 2022/23 for Schools and High Needs (£1.6bn) was announced in the Chancellor’s Spending Review and Autumn Budget in late October; and that further guidance on the allocation of this additional funding had also been received by Local Authorities in December 2021.
Decision Made:
That:
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the estimated Outturn position for High Need Block 2021/22 and the projected accumulated High Needs deficit be noted;
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the confirmed High Needs Block funding allocation for 2022/23 be noted; and
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the additional Supplementary Grant funding allocation to support High Needs pressures in 2022/23 be noted. |
Reasons for the Decisions:
To provide Cabinet with an update on the estimated Outturn position 2021/22 and revised funding allocation for 2022/23 for Sefton’s DSG - High Needs Block.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
No other options are available.