Thank you for submitting a Freedom of Information request to London Borough of Lambeth, received on 19^th April 2010. You requested information about Council and School budgets. My response will cover your request for:

The response on the remaining request, below, will be provided separately as this information is held by the Council's Corporate department:

The total budgets for 2008-09, 2009-10, and if possible 2010-11 for each council directorate, for example, Children & Young People's Service, Adult and Community Services, Office of the Chief

Executive etc

The table 1 shows the s52 budget shares for the 3 years 2008/09 -2010/11.

The authority does not hold any information on the detailed schools budgets showing curriculum costs as school are only required to submit budgets in the DCSF consistent reporting format under the main categories of staff, accommodation, learning resources & other. However I have summarised in table 2 the actual spend reported by the secondary schools for the financial years 2008/09 and 200/10 (provisional) under the CFR categories. If you still require the information curriculum budgets you will have to individually contact each school as the local authority does not hold this information

I trust that this information addresses your enquiry, however if you are dissatisfied with the way in which your Freedom of Information request has been dealt with you can request an internal review by emailing: [email address] (please quote the reference number above) or

by writing to:

Corporate Complaints Manager

Lambeth Town Hall

Brixton Hill

Brixton

SW2 1RW

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of the review you have a further right to appeal to the Information Commissioner, who regulates the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act. The Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Nilesh Jethwa

Head of Schools Finance

CYPS Resources

[email address]

020 7926 9728

Table 1

Table 2 Secondary Schools Expenditure by CFR for the Years 2008/09 and 2009/10

London Borough of Lambeth

Children and Young People's Service

International House Telephone 020 7926 9728

Canterbury Crescent Facsimile 020 7926 9666

London SW9 7QE www.lambeth.gov.uk