Question: How best to ensure that the funds allocated by central Government for education are used for that purpose
There were 591 responses to this question. The most frequent comments are summarised below.
Comment
Business
Organisations
Diocesan
Bodies
LEA’s
Local Authorities
Parents
Schools
Teachers
MP’s
Other
Total
Greater transparency around school funding
5
2
2
81
150
177
26
0
22
465 (79%)
Authorities to account for allocation of funding
1
0
1
22
83
99
9
1
15
231 (39%)
Disagree with ring-fenced budgets
2
1
2
94
1
23
4
0
6
133 (23%)
Separate identification of budgets for schools and local education authorities (LEA) responsibilities.
0
0
2
11
8
79
10
0
1
111 (19%)
National funding formula
2
0
0
0
22
60
14
0
1
99 (17%)
Government grant ring fenced option 8b
2
0
1
2
0
47
6
0
0
58 (10%)
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Published 5 March 2001
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