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 to the Department for Education statements of education spending in a prescribed format 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
Previous statements
- S251 Budget 2023-2024 (xlsx format, 30 KB)
- S251 Budget 2022-23 (xlsx format, 38KB)
- S251 Budget 2021-22 (xlsx format, 34Kb)
- 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 coronavirus (COVID-19)