Statutory financial returns
Statements we submit to The Department for Education including Section 251 statements
Under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act the county council must submit statements of education spending in a prescribed format to the The Department for Education for both budget and outturn.
The budget statement must be submitted by 30 April of the financial year and the Outturn Statement by 23 August following the year end.
Budget statement 2023-24
Previous statements
Budget statement 2022-23
S251 Budget 2022-23 (xlsx format, KB)
Budget statement 2021-22
Budget statement 2020-21
No section 251 budget submission was made by local authorities for 2020-21, as this was cancelled by the DfE to allow focus on the impact of coronavius (COVID-19).