Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)

I Paul Dennett, City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve:

The Salford school’s funding formula budgets for 2025-26.

The reasons are:

The schools budgets have been calculated in accordance with Salford’s approved funding formula as agreed with Schools Forum approvals.

Options considered and rejected were:Not applicable

Assessment of Risk: Low

The funding is contained within the overall Dedicated Schools Grant allocation.

The source of funding is: Dedicated Schools Grant

Legal Advice obtained: Not applicable

Financial Advice obtained: Provided by the Finance Team

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

Climate Change Advice obtained: Not applicable

The relevant documents contain exempt or confidential information and are not available for public inspection:

Appendix A – Salford Schools Budget 2025-26

Contact Officer: Alex Archer

Telephone number: 0161 778 0498

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Children’s Scrutiny Panel

Signed: Paul Dennett Dated: 14.03.25 .

City Mayor

For Democratic Services use only

This decision was published on 14.03.25

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 21.03.25 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.