Kevin Blazey

KB/CB KB/0705 01603 223815

16 September 2002

kevin.blazey.edu@norfolk.gov.uk

To: Headteacher

All Schools

Dear Headteacher

FINANCE PROCEDURE MANUAL

I am pleased to be able to launch this revised and comprehensive update of the Finance Procedure Manual.

The Manual has been produced by Education Financial Services staff and has already been trialled with a number of schools and subsequently improved.

I anticipate that this significant publication will be adopted by all Governing Bodies as a leading management guide providing wide ranging financial directions and information for better accounting in schools. In an effort to provide you with all the information you require, every attempt has been made to draw together within this single document all current financial information and guidelines and to set this out in a way that anybody contributing to financial management in the school will find understandable and helpful. What we are trying to do in this manual is to give you a single source for all your financial information needs and to ensure that it is an up to date reliable source of information for all you need to know. It is important to staff who have financial management responsibility at any level to have access to this document as it outlines all the requirements placed in schools in terms of financial requirements and duties as well as operational guidelines. It also tells you about the key dates in the financial year.

This manual has been reviewed by some of your colleagues but it is our intention that you get the best out of your use of the information and as always we would appreciate any comments you have to make on content and layout. It is intended that an electronic version will be available on Esinet and work is currently underway to make this version as interactive as possible. This will be found on the EFS website. Please direct any queries to Kevin Blazey on 01603 223815, in the first instance.

Yours sincerely

Bryan Slater

Director of Education