School deficit projections and licensed deficit arrangements 2024/2025

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Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

Please provide me with the following information:

1) The number of local authority maintained schools in the Council area which are projecting a deficit budget for the 2024/2025 school year.
2) Of those schools identified in question 1, the number for which the local authority has decided not to agree a licensed deficit arrangement.

Yours faithfully,

Helen Cross

foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Ms Cross,

 

FOI request: FOI-2257

 

Thank you for your request dated 19/07/2024

 

Your request will be answered by 16/08/2024

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
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foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Ms Cross, 

 

FOI request: FOI-2257 

 

Thank you for your request dated 19/07/2024 

 

Our response is as follows: 

1.     The number of Local authority maintained schools in the Council
area which are projecting a deficit budget for the 2024/2025 school year.
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2.     Of those schools identified in question 1, the number for which the
local authority has decided not to agree a licensed deficit arrangement.
None to date but deficit recovery plans from schools are yet to be
received and reviewed by a panel. 

 

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.  

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Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF. 

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

David White 

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services 

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central 

Royal Borough of Greenwich 

  

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ 

8[2]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 8:52 AM
To: 'Helen Cross' <[FOI #1148403 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-2257: Freedom of Information request - School deficit
projections and licensed deficit arrangements 2024/2025

 

Dear Ms Cross,

 

FOI request: FOI-2257

 

Thank you for your request dated 19/07/2024

 

Your request will be answered by 16/08/2024

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

 

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