Sentences with phrase «in local authority budgets»

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Speaking at the first Prime Minister's Questions since the general election earlier this month, Corbyn said years of Conservative government cuts to local authority budgets had put public safety at jeopardy and had played a part in the fire that destroyed a tower block in Kensington, west London earlier this month, killing at least 79 people.

Local authorities decide how much to set aside in their high needs budget, for the place and top - up funding to institutions (except place funding to FE institutions, commercial and charitable providers (CCPs) and SPIs).

In all cases local authorities and institutions will need to agree a mutually acceptable approach that represents best value and the local authority will need to fund this from its high needs budget.

Local authorities must ensure schools and academies have sufficient funding in their delegated budget to enable them to support pupils» special educational needs (SEN) where required up to the mandatory cost threshold of # 6,000 per pupil.

Each local authority will decide how high needs places and children in these institutions are funded, from their early years and high needs budgets.

This is paid by the local authority in which the pupil or student is resident or belongs (in the case of looked after children), from their high needs budget, in line with their place commissioning.

For example, the Commission could help facilitate local deliberative bodies or citizen assemblies, support local authorities conduct effective participatory budgeting exercises, and experiment with new means for the public to engage in political decision - making processes in more direct and sustained ways.

But youth justice projects are being squeezed or forced to shut down in the face of cuts to local authority budgets, NOMS, the YJB and YOTs.

Local authorities in England and Wales currently have the highest highway maintenance budget (# 3.5 Bn) in a decade, up 20 % on last year, with funding from central Government (# 1.2 Bn) also at a 10 year high.

Sir Richard Leese, who has led Manchester for Labour since 1996, told politics.co.uk the results of a «whole place community budget» pilot scheme in which local authorities share their resources with government departments showed it may be possible to achieve a «complete transformation of how public services are delivered».

This ideologically - driven experiment is hard to justify at a time of school budget cuts in addition to the loss of vital local authority services for SEN pupils, the squeeze on libraries and Sure Start amongst others.

The average annual budget shortfall for English authorities to spend on carriageway maintenance is # 3.4 M, down from # 5M last year, according to figures contained in the Association's Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey.

Glance at any local authority budget proposal and I am sure you would find, under the heading «budget pressures», a nod the cost of an aging population, and the anticipated increase in social care clients on the next five years.

«Huge cuts to council budgets have left local authorities struggling to provide local services and look after our road network, resulting in crumbling roads, vehicle damage and placing the safety of drivers and pedestrians at risk,» she said.

Despite the big society rhetoric, in reality, the cuts to local authority budgets are cutting away the pillars upon which the good society is built.

While the cuts to Local Government in the Welsh Government's Draft Budget were less than feared, the Welsh Government's formula to distribute the money to local authorities has meant that rural councils have been disproportionatelyLocal Government in the Welsh Government's Draft Budget were less than feared, the Welsh Government's formula to distribute the money to local authorities has meant that rural councils have been disproportionatelylocal authorities has meant that rural councils have been disproportionately hit.

Now, according to New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, the governor is trying yet again to grow his authority, burying in his proposed budget language that would give the state budget director unilateral ability to pass cuts down to local government officials to manage the funding reductions widely expected to come from the Trump administration and GOP Congress.

In 2015 - 16 the Scottish Government is funding participatory budgeting support for local authorities, a learning programme, developing innovative digital approaches and researching the impact of participatory budgeting on communities.

«The NASUWT predicted that the funding changes, driven by a desire by the Department for Education to mask the level and impact of cuts to school and local authority budgets, would result in those who needed the support to address their needs losing it.

She also wants to co-opt local authorities into the fourth carbon budget in order to allow accelerated changes in areas which are more environmentally - minded than others.

Indeed, yesterday's Budget cuts to Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council houses.

As result of cuts to local authority budgets, more and more disabled people are being denied the ability to even play a role in our society.

But after John Bercow had called for calm, Corbyn carried on: «When you cut local authority budgets by 40 % we all pay a price in public safety.

The government claims it is still committed to Sure Start, but figures revealed by Labour show that Sure Start budgets have been slashed in 83 % of England's local authorities.

The cost of moving all statements to plans will be incurred by local authorities that are already seeing a significant reduction in their budgets and hence staffing.

Key recommendations for government in the report that won API support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play provision.

There is the potential for many schools to lose out financially especially in those local authorities that have previously topped up school budgets to support additional needs.

«Schools» ability to manage particularly difficult cases has been adversely affected by cuts to local authority budgets, in particular Behaviour Support Services, and the fragmentation of the school system into academy and free schools.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

Overall, the report said that there had been real reductions in the education budget of almost 3.8 per cent since 2010 - 11 across Scotland's 32 local authorities.

Expansion of local authority, however, helped districts consolidate power, customize education, and recoup some or all of the funding that was lost in the 2011 — 13 Wisconsin state budget.

As we are all aware, educational establishments at primary and secondary school level rely on funding from the local education authority and in times where austerity budgets are tight, as should be expected with what little additional funds there are, funding is better put to use providing teaching aids to enhance the students learning rather than providing for their security.

Even though education and local authority budgets are being squeezed, API members pride themselves on creating stimulating, challenging, engaging and fun places that children enjoy playing and learning in and that teachers and nursery managers see immediate benefits from.

However, as it stands, providers in those local authorities chosen to trial the extended scheme still have no idea how much funding they will receive, meaning that they can not plan or budget effectively ahead of time.

A recent report by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on Public Parks cited that 92 per cent of local authority parks have experienced budget reductions in the past three years and 95 per cent of parks managers expect further reductions in the next three yLocal Government Select Committee on Public Parks cited that 92 per cent of local authority parks have experienced budget reductions in the past three years and 95 per cent of parks managers expect further reductions in the next three ylocal authority parks have experienced budget reductions in the past three years and 95 per cent of parks managers expect further reductions in the next three years.

He said: «We know that early intervention is crucial but many local authorities have repeatedly had their budgets slashed on things like social workers, support programmes for parents, educational psychologists and targeted mental health services in schools.

«She said the full funding formula has been delayed again, with local authorities playing a role in setting budgets until 2020,» Ms Rayner said.

The idea was to drive budget authority and decision - making power down to the school level, allowing those in the trenches to respond to local needs and promoting diversity and flexibility within the system.

In a 1996 study of 20 districts adopting school - based management, scholars Anita Summers and Amy Johnson found only one reporting that significant authority had actually been granted to local schools in curriculum, budget, personnel, and strategic planninIn a 1996 study of 20 districts adopting school - based management, scholars Anita Summers and Amy Johnson found only one reporting that significant authority had actually been granted to local schools in curriculum, budget, personnel, and strategic planninin curriculum, budget, personnel, and strategic planning.

When the news hit twitter on the eve of the Budget the howls were predictable: privatisation; the end of comprehensive education; an ideological, evidence - free assault on local authorities and teachers» pay and conditions in the interests of profit - making sponsors.

The protest, ahead of next week's Budget, has been organised by regional groups of head teachers representing schools with 3.5 million pupils in 30 local authorities from Cornwall to Cumbria.

But Mr Shaw added: «In an era of universal academisation and tight local government budgets, it is far from clear that local authorities are best placed to monitor the quality of SEND provision in schools.&raquIn an era of universal academisation and tight local government budgets, it is far from clear that local authorities are best placed to monitor the quality of SEND provision in schools.&raquin schools.»

«I can not support limiting the authority of local school leaders, especially at a time when budget cuts have greatly increased class sized and reduced the number of school personnel,» the governor wrote in his veto message.

Reduced local authority budgets will make this an increasing problem; the knock - on effect will be on the progress and wellbeing of siblings in your school.

The motion also gave the NAHT executive the right to encourage its members to take other steps, such as running deficit budgets in schools or refusing to file budgets to local authorities.

I am setting this out now so that local authorities can begin the process of setting the budgets of schools in their area and that this can be concluded in time for the start of the coming financial year.

She says that although traditional public schools have adopted site - based leadership in some cases, the local decisionmaking didn't come with any real budget authority.

Netmums» Siobhan Freegard warns that the increase in demand for places is at a time of budget pressures on local authorities.

Cllr Bill Fernie said: «There is not any evidence which links better education attainment to a 25 - hour school week and this would put further pressure on local authority budgets and our ability to make the necessary savings required to manage the anticipated cut in grant funding.»

«The Chief Statistician has concluded that we are unable to publish the «Local Authority Budgeted Expenditure on Schools 2011 - 12: Wales and England Comparison» bulletin this year due to the current changing education policy landscape in England and the large numbers of schools moving to academy status in - year and therefore out of local government control,» the spokesperson aLocal Authority Budgeted Expenditure on Schools 2011 - 12: Wales and England Comparison» bulletin this year due to the current changing education policy landscape in England and the large numbers of schools moving to academy status in - year and therefore out of local government control,» the spokesperson alocal government control,» the spokesperson added.