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Overview
This consultation contains proposals and information that will affect Local Authority charges to its maintained schools in 2027/28 and covers:
De-delegation of funding from LA maintained primary and secondary schools to create pooled budgets.
The charge to LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools and Alternative Provision College (APC) for General Duties.
Why we are consulting
Responses to the consultation proposals will be taken into account in the final decisions for setting LA charges in 2027/28. It is therefore important that all schools respond to the consultation proposals. Please respond by completing the consultation questions by 11:55pm on Sunday the 1st November 2026.
Documents
Please read the attached supporting documentation which describes each service.
Accessibility Statement
If you require any of the information for this project in an alternative format, please contact us on 0330 222 3349 or via email at andy.thorne@westsussex.gov.uk and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an BT Relay UK texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3349.
Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.
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Overview
This consultation contains proposals and information that will affect Local Authority charges to its maintained schools in 2027/28 and covers:
De-delegation of funding from LA maintained primary and secondary schools to create pooled budgets.
The charge to LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools and Alternative Provision College (APC) for General Duties.
Why we are consulting
Responses to the consultation proposals will be taken into account in the final decisions for setting LA charges in 2027/28. It is therefore important that all schools respond to the consultation proposals. Please respond by completing the consultation questions by 11:55pm on Sunday the 1st November 2026.
Documents
Please read the attached supporting documentation which describes each service.
Accessibility Statement
If you require any of the information for this project in an alternative format, please contact us on 0330 222 3349 or via email at andy.thorne@westsussex.gov.uk and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an BT Relay UK texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3349.
Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.
