Consultation outcome

Consultation on changing the dedicated schools grant

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 11 October 2019
• Last updated: 30 January 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Clarifying the specific grant and ring-fenced status of the dedicated schools grant: consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Summary of the responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on revised arrangements for the dedicated schools grant.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 11 October 2019 to 11:45pm on 15 November 2019

Consultation description

The Department for Education is consulting on changing the conditions and regulations applying to the dedicated schools grant (DSG), to clarify that it is a ring-fenced specific grant, separate from the general funding of local authorities.

It will also clarify that local authorities are expected to carry forward any deficits they may have on their DSG accounts, and the deficit does not have to be covered by their general reserves.

The government will then make a decision on the proposed changes, in time to inform the setting of local authorities’ budgets for the 2020 to 2021 financial year.

Published 11 October 2019
Last updated 30 January 2020 + show all updates

1. 30 January 2020

   Added the consultation response.

2. 11 October 2019

   First published.