Regional Schools Commissioners: Finance

(asked on 21st October 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the costs set initially for the regional schools commissioners, and what are the budgeted running costs.


Answered by
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Lord Nash
This question was answered on 4th November 2015

The first financial year set up and running costs of the Regional Schools Commissioners (RSC) and their offices were approximately £4.5 million. This includes the election of head teacher boards and their expenses. This was not new additional funding, but was met from within the Department for Education’s existing budget envelope.

The budgeted running costs for 2015-16 are approximately £6 million. These costs have been provided from the department’s allocated funding, following a robust business planning exercise.

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