Management Information Sheet
Changes to the Budget Plan Acceptance Process
When schools submit budget plans or budget revisions approved by the governing body to their Finance Support Officer it is checked over and, if applicable, a letter confirming acceptance of the plan is sent to the school in the courier post.
Following recent changes to the School Courier Service, it now operates on a fortnightly basis and will reduce to a monthly service from January 2011.
A decision has therefore been taken to replace the budget plan acceptance letter with an emailed notification.
This will be sent to the email addresses of the Headteacher and Finance contact at the school.
It would be appreciated if the Headteacher could inform their Chair of Governors when the acceptance email is received.
The new process will avoid any delay in notifying schools that their latest budget plan has been accepted, allowing the budget figures to be updated to Star Accounts in a timely manner.
Following recent changes to the School Courier Service, it now operates on a fortnightly basis and will reduce to a monthly service from January 2011.
A decision has therefore been taken to replace the budget plan acceptance letter with an emailed notification.
This will be sent to the email addresses of the Headteacher and Finance contact at the school.
It would be appreciated if the Headteacher could inform their Chair of Governors when the acceptance email is received.
The new process will avoid any delay in notifying schools that their latest budget plan has been accepted, allowing the budget figures to be updated to Star Accounts in a timely manner.