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Children's Services			Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual	Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08	2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

				£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

The Children's Services budget for cash limited expenditure for 2009/10 amounts to £970.9 million at outturn
prices. This is an increase of £57.4m (6.3%) on the 2008/09 adjusted original budget of £913.5m. The				1043614	Total Expenditure	1,002,221	1,028,988	#######
increase is made up of Specific Grant increases totalling £39.3m, Area Based Grant increases totalling £11.2m				103,223	Total Income other than Government Grants	29,959	39,069	36,738
(including the former Connexions grant of £9.4m), inflation allocation of £3.4m, growth of £2.4m and a				752,881	Government Grants	780,777	803,105	820,028
budget increase due to the impact of pay and benefits of £2.2m.
				187,510	Total Net Expenditure	191,485	186,814	206,218
The Schools block funding amounts to a cashlimited budget for 2009/10 of £803.6m. This includes £12.0m
for inflation and £7.8m for growth. The budget for the non-schools block is £167.3m, this includes an inflation					Analysis of Total Net Expenditure
allocation of £3.4m and growth of £2.4m.
				860,712	Cash Limited (Current) Expenditure	913,464	935,752	970,864
The 2009/10 budget reflects the fourth year of the dedicated schools grant as the basis of schools' funding.
This means that the council tax does not contribute to the net expenditure requirement for schools but instead				15,517	Support Services and Repair and Maintenance of Buildings	13,931	13,046	14,221
the funds come from government grant, which is based on the pupil numbers in the January preceding the start				808	Adjustment for Pension Costs	713	-10,865	-11,397
of the financial year. The budget takes account of changes in the number of school teachers in response to				-	Less : Charges to Corporate and Democratic Core	-94	-94	-96
variations in numbers of pupils and the revenue effects of capital schemes completed during the year.
Additional resources have been provided within the schools' budgets to meet the assessed cost pressures on				65,030	Capital Charges	43,671	51,873	51,873
schools, as agreed with schools forum, to increase the funding for pupils in areas of deprivation, to increase
provision for pupils excluded or at risk of exclusion, to enhance provision for pupils with autistic spectrum				3	Mandatory Awards	-	-	-
disorders and to increase funds for ICT. The funding for places for under 5s has been increased to reflect greater
numbers of children in the whole population as well as higher participation rates, costs of the phased increase					Transfers (to) / from reserve account :
in the entitlement for free early years education to fifteen hours a week and also additional provision for under				-1,793	Business Units	577	207	781
5s with special educational needs.				114	Soft Loan to Fair Value	-	-	-

The budget contains the costs of schemes supported by grant, including the Standards Fund (which incorporates					Less Government Grants :
ethnic minorities' bilingual support and travellers' education), Schools Standards Grant, the new Diploma				645,232	Dedicated Schools Grant	671,000	675,057	694,343
grant for 14 to 16 Diplomas, and childcare.				44,449	Standards Fund	54,836	59,194	63,953
				33,797	Schools Standards Grant	33,802	34,030	34,752
The Children's Social Care budget is divided into two categories :				17,721	Sure Start, Eary Years and Childcare Grant	18,973	19,671	22,431
Service costs, which identify the overall cost of purchasing and providing various forms of care for individual				-	Transport Co-ordinator	-	27	50
client groups.				1,969	School Meals Grant	-	-	-
Management and Support Services, which are initially charged to Support Services. Relevant statistics are				-	14-19 Diploma Grant	400	883	1,351
provided to support the financial information.				3	Mandatory Awards	-	-	-
				-	ISPP	-	65	-
				140	European Social Fund	155	180	175
				-	Connexions	-	9,515	-
				596	Youth Opportunities Fund	594	809	594
				56	ContactPoint	357	820	357
				80	ICS Grant	-	389	-
				135	Local Public Service Agreement 2	-	99	-
				80	Publicising Positive Activities	-	-	-
				748	Parenting grants	-	180	-
				166	Positive Activities for Young People	-	-	-
				-	Aiming High for Disabled Children	70	70	1,397
				672	Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children	500	592	500
				1,154	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service	-	150	-
				640	Carers	90	148	-
				1,893	Children's Fund	-	-	-
				2,411	Children's Services	-	698	-
				648	Workforce Grant	-	389	-
				-	Care Matters	-	45	-
				-	Family Intervention	-	-	125
				291	Teenage Pregnancy	-	94	-

				187,510	Total Net Expenditure	191,485	186,814	206,218



B24				B25


Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Schools						Schools

Individual Schools Budget						Individual Schools Budget

These funds are delegated to schools under Local Management of Schools. They are allocated by a formula						Nursery Schools
which takes account of pupil numbers, special educational needs (SEN), school size and other relevant factors.
The governors of each school, in conjunction with the headteacher, are responsible for managing school budgets.						Employees :
					532	Teaching staff	807	832	827
Nursery Schools					1,199	Support staff etc	312	312	324
					95	Premises	53	105	54
Nursery schools provide for the education of children of three and four years of age in some areas of the County					12	Transport	1	1	1
Council. Nursery education is also provided in nursery units which are attached to primary schools, and form					169	Supplies and services	69	69	73
part of the primary division of service.					2,007		1,242	1,319	1,279
					89	Plus services of Business Units, central support services etc	24	25	25
102	Nursery places	102	102	102	2,096		1,266	1,344	1,304
18	Teaching staff	18	18	18	1,002	Less income (sales, lettings, interest etc)	-	-	-
3	Number of schools	3	3	3
37	Other support staff	37	37	37	1,094		1,266	1,344	1,304

						Policy and Resources recharges :
					20	Repair and maintenance of buildings	17	-	17

					1,114	Net Current Expenditure	1,283	1,344	1,321

Primary Schools						Primary Schools

Primary schools provide for the education of children up to eleven years of age throughout the county.						Employees :
The budget reflects a decrease in the number of pupils, and the additional resources serving deprived					192,986	Teaching staff	191,371	190,150	195,638
areas.					79,712	Support staff etc	49,176	49,176	51,866
					14,554	Premises	15,268	14,754	15,692
94,948	Pupils	94,948	94,309	94,309	569	Transport	915	915	934
4,594	Teaching staff * (see note below)	4,600	4,600	4,589	12,893	Supplies and services	16,569	16,068	17,419
1:20.67	Pupil / teacher ratio * (see note below)	1:20.64	1:20.50	1:20.55	-	Agency and contracted services	-	-	-
430	Number of schools	429	429	429	300,714		273,299	271,063	281,549
	New places coming into use in new schools :				21,510	Plus services of Business Units, central support services etc	6,261	5,505	6,414
-	Additional	-	-	-	20,642	Plus Standards Fund Devolved Grant	18,901	18,901	18,866
-	Replacement	-	-	-	342,866		298,461	295,469	306,829
	New places coming into use in major extensions :				50,837	Less income (sales, lettings, interest etc)	-	-	-
-	Additional	390	-	-
-	Replacement	60	-	-	292,029		298,461	295,469	306,829
-	Number of surplus places taken out of use	-	-	-
442	Cleaners and caretakers	443	443	444		Policy and Resources recharges :
424	Lunch time supervisory staff	424	424	424	2,635	Repair and maintenance of buildings	5,512	5,512	5,664
1,505	Other support staff	1,513	1,513	1,538	-	Central support services	285	285	292

					294,664	Net Current Expenditure	304,258	301,266	312,785




* The figures quoted for staffing in schools are the numbers for which the County Council has made budgetary
provision. Decisions as to the actual numbers employed remain with the schools and many have used other
sources of income (e.g. government grants) and funding from elsewhere in their budget shares to employ more
staff. The actual number of staff employed in nursery, primary, secondary and special schools exceeds the
budgeted number by approximately 2,000.


B26					B27


Children's Services					Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual			Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08			2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

						£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Schools (continued)							Schools (continued)

Individual Schools Budget (continued)							Individual Schools Budget (continued)

Secondary Schools							Secondary Schools

Secondary schools provide for the continuation of a child's education from eleven up to at least the minimum							Employees :
school leaving age of sixteen. Over 77% of the pupils continue their full-time education to the age of eighteen						196,707	Teaching staff	194,121	193,548	197,779
or nineteen, generally on transfer to a school sixth form, or a sixth form, tertiary or further education college.						66,913	Support staff etc	26,015	25,763	27,372
Funding for all post-16 education is provided via the Learning and Skills Council. The budget reflects a decrease						18,688	Premises	18,947	18,655	19,479
in the number of pupils, and additional resources for schools serving deprived areas.						2,017	Transport	1,247	1,247	1,268
						15,036	Supplies and services	15,463	15,078	16,169
						1,143	Agency and contracted services	3,028	3,028	3,103
71,085	Pupils		71,085	70,498	70,498	300,504		258,821	257,319	265,170
4,096	Teaching staff * (see note below)		4,080	4,080	4,044	11,709	Plus services of Business Units, central support services etc	3,321	2,942	3,408
1:15.06	Pupil / teacher ratio * (see note below)		1:15.12	1:14.98	1:15.11	17,964	Plus Standards Fund Devolved Grant	20,361	21,173	22,332
71	Number of schools		71	71	71	330,177		282,503	281,434	290,910
	New places coming into use in major extensions :					68,957	Less income (sales, lettings, interest etc)	7,819	7,819	8,015
-	Additional		-	-	-
-	Replacement		-	-	-	261,220		274,684	273,615	282,895
-	Number of surplus places taken out of use		-	-	-		Policy and Resources recharges :
239	Cleaners and caretakers		241	241	242	4,286	Repair and maintenance of buildings	5,294	5,294	5,413
45	Lunch time supervisory staff		45	45	45	-	Central support services	289	289	296
883	Other support staff		886	886	896
						265,506	Net Current Expenditure	280,267	279,198	288,604

							Special Schools
Special Schools
							Employees :
Special schools provide for the education of pupils with special educational needs which cannot be met by						14,740	Teaching staff	14,987	14,715	15,783
mainstream schools. In the few cases where their needs cannot be met locally, pupils board at County Council						12,742	Support staff etc	11,130	11,009	11,739
schools or attend schools provided by other local authorities or independent bodies.						1,082	Premises	1,106	1,085	1,134
						296	Transport	151	151	155
2,231	Pupils in schools		2,237	2,259	2,284	769	Supplies and services	1,113	1,099	1,194
361	Teaching staff		373	373	381	67	Agency and contracted services	53	53	54
	Pupil / teacher ratios vary from 1:12 to 1:6 depending					29,696		28,540	28,112	30,059
	upon the degree of disability					1,354	Plus services of Business Units, central support services etc	460	401	411
132	Pupils paid for by other Local Education Authorities (LEA)		165	141	141	1,246	Plus Standards Fund Devolved Grant	1,136	1,136	1,136
220	Placements in other schools	- independent	227	230	230	32,296		30,136	29,649	31,606
202		- other LEA	220	200	200	6,228	Less income (meals and refreshments, lettings, interest etc)	1,395	1,395	1,429
26	Number of schools		26	26	26
	New places coming into use in major extensions :					26,068		28,741	28,254	30,177
-	Additional		-	-	-
-	Replacement		-	-	-		Policy and Resources recharges :
-	Number of surplus places taken out of use		-	-	-	390	Repair and maintenance of buildings	334	334	342
24	Child care staff		24	24	24	-	Central support services	15	74	76
53	Cleaners and caretakers		53	53	53
41	Domestic staff and supervisory staff		41	41	41	26,458	Net Current Expenditure	29,090	28,662	30,595
378	Other support staff		385	385	390


* The figures quoted for staffing in schools are the numbers for which the County Council has made budgetary
provision. Decisions as to the actual numbers employed remain with the schools and many have used other
sources of income (e.g. government grants) and funding from elsewhere in their budget shares to employ more
staff. The actual number of staff employed in nursery, primary, secondary and special schools exceeds the
budgeted number by approximately 2,000.

B28						B29


Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Schools (continued)						Schools (continued)

14 - 19						14 - 19

Diplomas are a new more practically oriented qualifications offered at 3 levels across the whole 14 to 19 age range					194	Diploma courses	605	1,729	1,556
by 9 consortia of schools and colleges and will cover 10 subjects from 2009. The budgets show the costs of
supporting the consortia and delivering diplomas to the first cohorts of 14 to 16 year olds. Many of the costs are					194	Net Current Expenditure	605	1,729	1,556
funded by government grants.

Central Management						Central Management

These budgets contain the few remaining Schools Block headings that need to be managed centrally on behalf					33	Insurance	38	38	39
of all schools.					307	Licences and subscriptions	303	303	310
					2,502	School-specific contingencies	1,073	4,354	1,676
					856	Supply cover (mainly trades union and public duties)	686	768	802
					-373	Supply cover (maternity and sickness)	-	-269	-
					3,325		2,100	5,194	2,827
					2,758	Support services recharge	3,012	4,841	3,268

					6,083	Net Current Expenditure	5,112	10,035	6,095

Special Education						Special Education

Education Inclusion Service						Education Inclusion Service

This estimate provides for the education of children in pupil referral units, psychiatric units and hospital units,						Employees :
together with the provision of education in the home, and reflects the cost of full-time education for pupils					5,422	Teaching staff	5,606	5,682	5,591
excluded by mainstream schools. The cost of tutors who work with individuals and groups of pupils is also under					2,009	Support staff etc	2,196	2,171	2,720
this heading.					231	Premises	201	213	202
					162	Transport	160	198	172
109	Teaching staff	118	121	123	831	Supplies and services	527	670	566
7	Number of pupil referral units	7	8	7	179	Agency and contracted services	125	165	167
5	Cleaners and caretakers	5	5	5	8,834		8,815	9,099	9,418
7	Domestic staff and supervisory staff	7	7	7	905	Less recharges	487	492	500
55	Other support staff	61	61	61	7,929		8,328	8,607	8,918
					417	Less income	238	517	415

					7,512		8,090	8,090	8,503
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					31	Repair and maintenance of buildings	24	40	30

					7,543	Net Current Expenditure	8,114	8,130	8,533

Other Special Education						Other Special Education

The budget reflects expenditure to provide additional support for pupils with special needs being educated in						Statemented pupils (mainstream) and additional resources
mainstream schools. In those cases where more specialised facilities are required, pupils board or attend schools					7,432	in special schools	8,447	8,001	9,250
provided by other local authorities or independent bodies.						Payments to independent and voluntary bodies (net of
					7,877	Learning and Skills Council income)	8,778	8,888	8,765
					1,045	Payments to / (from) other local authorities	738	868	754
					39	Behaviour support implementation	120	77	104
					16,393		18,083	17,834	18,873
					2,687	Support services recharge	3,141	3,141	3,338

					19,080	Net Current Expenditure	21,224	20,975	22,211


B30					B31


Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Schools (continued)						Schools (continued)

Early Years Education & Children's Centres						Early Years Education

Grants are provided to other pre-school organisations and childcare grants, which are 100% funded by central					24,269	Provision of places for under 5s	26,855	26,855	29,491
government, are also included in this heading. The budget also contains provision for the Portage scheme for the					17,769	Early Education and Childcare Unit	17,970	20,364	22,430
educational development of young children with special needs. The Early Years education places for					1,828	Assistance to voluntary and private providers	2,121	2,215	2,172
under 5s reflect increasing pupil numbers and the phased increase in entitlement.					43,866		46,946	49,434	54,093
					794	Support services recharge	998	998	1,002
77	Other staff	80	82	82
-	Children's Centres other staff	-	17	17	44,660	Net Current Expenditure	47,944	50,432	55,095
-	Local Authority run Children's centres as a business unit	-	42	42
-	School Managed Children's centres	-	12	12
-	Independent sector Children's centres	-	6	6

School Catering						School Catering

Local Education Authorities have a statutory duty to provide school meals free of charge to certain pupils and to					211	Supplies and services	246	268	265
provide facilities and supervision for pupils bringing their own food. Apart from a few residual headings, relating					71	Less income (meals etc)	89	86	88
mainly to education inclusion service and free milk, school catering has been delegated to schools.
					140	Net Current Expenditure	157	182	177

Specific Grants						Specific Grants

Enhanced funding is made available directly to schools, based on pupil numbers, via Schools Standards Grants					3,556	Standards Fund (devolved)	14,061	14,237	21,144
which are 100% funded by central government. Grants are also provided to support the education of ethnic					906	Ethnic Minority Achievement	995	998	1,165
minority pupils.					33,797	Schools Standards Grant	33,802	34,030	34,752
					1,969	School Meals Funding Grant	-	1,890	-

					40,228	Net Current Expenditure	48,858	51,155	57,061

Teachers' Pay Reform Payments						Teachers' Pay Reform Payments

The former teachers' pay reform grant for teachers in schools is now part of the dedicated schools grant.					18,564	Teachers' Pay Reform payments	19,115	18,955	19,554
Schools are reimbursed for salary increases granted to teachers who meet the threshold standards.
					18,564	Net Current Expenditure	19,115	18,955	19,554


Local Education Authority						Local Education Authority

Strategic Management						Strategic Management

To ensure more effective overall management, these budgets are required to be held centrally on behalf of all					2	Special educational needs audit and moderation	56	56	57
schools.					2,567	Premature retirement compensation	2,892	2,833	2,964
					164	Premises and other insurance	192	193	197
					3,254	Local Education Authority initiatives	3,331	2,581	3,414
					-1,090	Miscellaneous services	-1,022	-654	-297
					4,897		5,449	5,009	6,335
					9,952	Support services recharge	7,589	8,710	8,370

					14,849	Net Current Expenditure	13,038	13,719	14,705

					-	Support services recharge (non-current)	2,777	2,554	2,733

					14,849	Net Expenditure	15,815	16,273	17,438


B32					B33


Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Local Education Authority (continued)						Local Education Authority (continued)

Access						Access

This section of the budget contains provision for home to school transport, and other pupil support, to facilitate					21,452	Home to school transport	21,848	22,991	22,908
universal access to school and associated activities.					295	Pupil support	317	327	325
					408	Field study, outdoor centres and voluntary organisations	90	197	92
244	Escorts	244	244	244	257	Other non-delegated schools budget headings	220	265	225
					22,412		22,475	23,780	23,550
					6,215	Support services recharge	5,557	6,446	6,204

					28,627	Net Current Expenditure	28,032	30,226	29,754

					51	Support services recharge (non-current)	2,103	1,932	2,069

					28,678	Net Expenditure	30,135	32,158	31,823

Special Education						Special Education

Recharges from services to schools and support in respect of the Educational Psychology Service and other					5,436	Support services recharge	6,776	7,860	7,564
Local Education Authority functions relating to special educational provision.
					5,436	Net Current Expenditure	6,776	7,860	7,564

					-	Support services recharge (non-current)	2,564	2,356	2,523

					5,436	Net Expenditure	9,340	10,216	10,087

School Improvement						School Improvement

Core budgets for inspection and advice to provide support for school improvement.					13	Curriculum support / LEA initiatives	12	-	-

					3,771	Support services recharge	4,698	5,450	5,244

					3,784	Net Current Expenditure	4,710	5,450	5,244

					-	Support services recharge (non-current)	1,778	1,634	1,749

					3,784	Net Expenditure	6,488	7,084	6,993

Standards Fund / Teachers Pay Reform Payments						Standards Fund / Teachers Pay Reform Payments

This includes Standards Fund allocations that are not devolved to schools.					1,133	Standards Fund (non-devolved)	8,356	6,260	9,258
Pay reform payments include performance-related and threshold payments to non-schools teachers and were					437	Teachers Pay Reform Payments	432	432	442
originally funded from the Teachers Pay Reform Grant.
					1,570	Net Current Expenditure	8,788	6,692	9,700

Capital Charges / Non-distributed Costs						Capital Charges / Non-distributed Costs

Capital charges consist of depreciation and deferred charges, offset by government grants and contributions.					64,220	Capital charges	43,143	50,874	50,874
The adjustment for pensions costs relates to the additional payments into the Local Government Pension					286	Policy and Resources recharges	-	-	-
Scheme, offset by compensation payments made, mainly to teachers, in respect of added years awarded to						Charges to Coporate & Democratic Core	-94	-94	-96
those who have been granted early retirement.					537	Adjustment for pension costs	-	-8,672	-9,100

					65,043	Net Expenditure	43,049	42,108	41,678



B34					B35


Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Local Education Authority (continued)						Local Education Authority (continued)


Community Education						Community Education

This budget relates mainly to schools, particularly community schools, which provide recreational and community					94	Employees	92	92	95
facilities outside school hours for their catchment area.					258	Premises	215	215	221
					3,294	Supplies and services	2,827	4,422	1,844
3	Other support staff	3	4	4	3,646		3,134	4,729	2,160
					1,257	Less income	19	19	19
					2,389		3,115	4,710	2,141
					1,309	Net recharges (including Standards Fund)	-305	-1,524	-1,562
					185	Support services recharge	213	3,263	1,493

					3,883	Net Current Expenditure	3,023	6,449	2,072

					-	Support services recharge (non-current)	174	160	171
					30	Adjustment for pension costs	2	-28	-44

					3,913	Net Expenditure	3,199	6,581	2,199

Other Continuing Education						Other Continuing Education

Certain residual expenditure remains with the County Council, including home to college transport and premature					496	Employees	529	529	529
retirement compensation. Home to college transport is subsidised for only low income families and special					1,057	Transport	1,207	1,231	1,408
educational needs students.					161	Supplies and services	19	325	325
					1,714		1,755	2,085	2,262
					-10	Less income (home to college transport, VTSC)	103	410	421
					1,724		1,652	1,675	1,841
					779	Support services recharge	51	51	57

					2,503	Net Current Expenditure	1,703	1,726	1,898

					-	Support services recharge (non-current)	19	18	19
					-496	Adjustment for pension costs	-520	-529	-542

					2,007	Net Expenditure	1,202	1,215	1,375

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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Local Education Authority (continued)						Local Education Authority (continued)

Services for Young People (formerly Youth Service)						Services for Young People (formerly Youth Service)

In April 2008 the existing Youth Service provided by Hampshire County Council was brought together with
Connexions services previously provided by South Central Connexions Partnership to form an integrated					4,517	Employees	4,641	11,514	12,342
Services for Young People in Hampshire. This service provides information, advice, guidance and support					364	Premises	330	517	570
to young people aged 13 to 19, and up to 25 for those with learning difficulties and disabilities and those					202	Transport	189	336	356
leaving care. The service also provides specialist support for young people in the community who are not					1,872	Supplies and services	1,685	2,229	2,415
in education, employment or training.					6,955		6,845	14,596	15,683
					831	Less income (fees and charges, grants, contributions, etc)	737	708	527
150	Youth work staff	150	121	121	6,124		6,108	13,888	15,156
-	Consortia Staff	-	228	228	522	Support services recharge	628	634	702
34	Other staff	26	54	54
					6,646	Net Current Expenditure	6,736	14,522	15,858

						Support services recharge (non-current)	238	218	234
					20	Capital charges	134	150	150
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					35	Repair and maintenance of buildings	20	20	37
					47	Adjustment for pension costs	3	-361	-366

					6,748	Net Expenditure	7,131	14,549	15,913

						Services to Schools and Support
Services to Schools and Support
					18,077	Employees	18,916	20,500	20,927
The departmental structure is based on three branches which cover performance and resources, children and					103	Premises	107	107	110
families and education and inclusion. The Education and Inclusion Branch also includes the corporate Early					648	Transport	709	753	768
Years Unit.					4,717	Supplies and services	3,734	5,374	4,424
The branches include education welfare officers, educational psychologists, teacher advisers, administrative					3,429	Central support services (current)	2,335	5,643	5,045
staff and advisory and support staff (some of whom are funded from government grants), together with core					-	Net recharge from Services to Schools units	5,840	8,555	6,593
funding for inspection and advice, and other support services to schools.					-	Other recharges	1,680	103	108
This section of the budget includes an apportionment of the costs of services of other departments of the County					26,974		33,321	41,035	37,975
Council.					2,034	Less income (reimbursements, fees and charges, sales etc)	658	200	204
					24,940		32,663	40,835	37,771
61	Performance and Resources	64	71	66		Less Support Services and Management costs recharge :
286	Children and Families	309	314	309	5,459	Schools Budget	7,151	8,980	7,606
135	Education and Inclusion	131	134	134	19,481	Local Education Authority Budget	25,512	31,855	30,165

					-	Net Current Expenditure	-	-	-

					20	Capital charges	20	39	39
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					4	Repair and maintenance of buildings	-	-	-
					10,345	Central support services	9,598	8,833	9,459
					171	Adjustment for pension costs	35	-	-
					10,540		9,653	8,872	9,498
						Less recharges :
					-	Local Education Authority Budget	9,653	8,872	9,498

					10,540	Net Expenditure	-	-	-





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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Local Education Authority (continued)						Local Education Authority (continued)

Trading Accounts for Business Units						Trading Accounts for Business Units

Business Units are part of the central support services and overall administration of the education service, and are					20,621	Employees	17,859	23,038	23,382
provided from county and local offices. The business units provide financial, IT, personnel, training, governor,					790	Premises	256	1,244	1,183
inspection and advice, music and outdoor education services, and sums have been allocated to schools to allow					572	Transport	589	659	679
them to buy their services (the personnel and financial services are part of Policy and Resources but remain					8,241	Supplies and services	5,019	9,670	6,611
education business units).					4,440	Central support services (current)	2,452	4,567	3,690
Provision is made for music teachers, inspectors, teacher advisers, advisory and support staff and administrative					34,664		26,175	39,178	35,545
staff. The budget also anticipates income from schools which are outside the county. The County Education					23,303	Less recharge to schools etc	13,060	22,795	21,351
Officer also inspects and advises schools in fulfilling his responsibility to improve educational achievement.					700	Less net recharge to support services	5,840	1,105	895
					10,661		7,275	15,278	13,299
108	Teachers (music)	116	116	116	12,454	Less income (reimbursements, fees and charges, sales etc)	6,698	15,071	12,518
66	Inspectors	63	62	63	-1,793		577	207	781
4	Teacher advisers	4	4	4	1,793	Contribution to / (from) Business Unit Reserve	-577	-207	-781
194	Other staff	196	196	196
-	Childrens Centre Staff	-	203	216	-	Net Current Expenditure	-	-	-
-	Childrens Centre Teachers	-	13	17



Training and Curriculum Development						Training and Curriculum Development

Provision is made here to enable the County Council and schools to fulfil their responsibilities for school						Employees :
improvement, the further professional development of teachers and the support of the various curriculum					664	Teaching staff	17,816	17,996	17,817
priorities. A significant proportion of the budget is devolved to schools and spent on the provision of relief					1,375	Support staff etc	7,355	8,756	7,322
teachers to enable teaching staff to attend in-service training. The budget is related to the national scheme of					82	Transport	-	112	-12
grants from the Standards Fund.					39,939	Supplies and services	34,084	26,700	35,412
A large majority of the staff funded by the Standards Fund are employed in schools and, for the purposes of					42,060		59,255	53,564	60,539
the budget book, those staffing numbers have been moved into the section for schools.					3,983	Plus recharges from Business Units	3,609	4,782	1,346
					46,043		62,864	58,346	61,885
					835	Less income (reimbursement by New Opportunities Fund etc)	49	56	49
					45,208		62,815	58,290	61,836
						Less recharges devolved to Individual Schools Budgets :
					19,044	Primary	18,901	17,759	14,774
					20,260	Secondary	20,361	18,893	15,718
					1,215	Special	1,136	1,133	943
					3,556	Less recharges for devolved funding	14,061	14,237	21,144
					1,133	Less recharges for non-devolved funding	8,356	6,268	9,257

					-	Net Current Expenditure	-	-	-
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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Children's Social Care						Children's Social Care

Service Strategy and Regulation						Service Strategy and Regulation

Service Strategy and Regulation (SSR) comprises the costs of regulatory activities and costs relating to the					83	Gross expenditure	97	95	97
strategic management and planning of the department. SSR does not include any costs relating to service					-	Less income	-	-	-
provision.
					83	Net Current Expenditure	97	95	97



Commissioning & Social Work (formerly Assessment and Care Management)						Commissioning & Social Work

This budget includes the identification of social needs and the arrangement of services as required. It also					14,277	Employees	15,099	15,368	16,367
includes care managers, occupational therapists, together with the cost of some premises and					88	Premises	42	43	44
office expenses.					681	Transport	729	737	754
					64	Supplies and services	237	196	1,559
385	Fieldwork staff	400	379	409	3,598	Support services	4,008	3,601	4,044
					18,708		20,115	19,945	22,768
					250	Less income	142	142	146

					18,458	Net Current Expenditure	19,973	19,803	22,622

					-	Capital charges	-	188	188
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					1,966	Central support services	1,764	1,862	1,923
					297	Adjustment for pension costs	299	-490	-519

					20,721	Net Expenditure	22,036	21,363	24,214


						Children Looked After
Children Looked After
					7,470	Employees	7,814	8,534	8,572
This budget includes the accommodation of children in residential homes, provided by the County Council and					203	Premises	190	191	195
by the independent sector. It also includes children in foster homes.					418	Transport	236	238	244
					787	Supplies and services	928	1,324	1,121
47	Average number accommodated in County Council homes	50	52	52	22,552	Third party payments	23,226	23,013	23,128
64	Average number accommodated in other homes	67	60	60	2,460	Support services	2,732	2,731	3,059
729	Average number in foster homes	676	760	760	30	Transfer payments	-	-	-
					33,920		35,126	36,031	36,319
					883	Less income	370	348	356

Accommodation provided by the County Council includes children's homes and homes for children with					33,037	Net Current Expenditure	34,756	35,683	35,963
disabilities. The nature of the service provided in and from children's homes has changed gradually over recent
years, moving away from a total residential service to one providing a significant element of outreach work, thus					534	Capital charges	136	296	296
preventing many children being received into care.						Policy and Resources recharges :
					251	Repair and maintenance of buildings	180	189	182
	County Council establishments :				1,403	Central support services	1,257	1,326	1,368
12	Number of locally based children's homes	10	10	10	139	Adjustment for pension costs	156	-293	-310
72	Number of places available at 31 March	58	60	60
47	Average number of children accommodated in year	50	52	52	35,364	Net Expenditure	36,485	37,201	37,499
233	Number of staff in Children's and Family Placement	233	233	234
	Teams



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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Children's Social Care (continued)						Children's Social Care (continued)

Family Support Services						Family Support Services

These are Services provided to children in need, including preventative and supportive work to avoid break-up					1,485	Employees	1,725	1,767	2,527
of the family and to promote the welfare of children by reducing the need to receive them into, or keep them in,					182	Premises	205	206	211
care.					247	Transport	224	224	230
					935	Supplies and services	1,203	1,804	1,426
53	Number of staff	60	60	88	2,726	Third party payments	2,722	2,690	2,562
					603	Transfer payments	576	701	719
					1,154	Support services	1,549	1,549	1,751
					-68	Recharges	-73	-73	-73
					7,264		8,131	8,868	9,353
					334	Less income	205	225	211

					6,930	Net Current Expenditure	7,926	8,643	9,142

					203	Capital charges	205	284	284
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					63	Repair and maintenance of buildings	38	28	27
					632	Central support services	567	598	615
					28	Adjustment for pension costs	29	-55	-58

					7,856	Net Expenditure	8,765	9,498	10,010


Youth Justice Service						Youth Justice Service

This service represents the cost of secure accommodation and the social care contribution towards the Wessex					2,029	Employees	2,169	2,223	2,245
Youth Offending service.					197	Premises	125	89	91
					36	Transport	50	45	46
1	Secure units	1	1	1	247	Supplies and services	202	273	404
59	Number of staff	59	59	59	1,834	Third party payments	2,286	2,521	2,433
16	Number of places available	16	16	16	369	Support services	413	414	464
					4,712		5,245	5,565	5,683
					2,326	Less income	2,832	2,732	2,801

					2,386	Net Current Expenditure	2,413	2,833	2,882

					27	Capital charges	27	42	42
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					56	Repair and maintenance of buildings	80	34	33
					213	Central support services	190	200	206
					32	Adjustment for pension costs	31	-58	-62

					2,714	Net Expenditure	2,741	3,051	3,101

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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Children's Social Care (continued)						Children's Social Care (continued)

Other Children and Families Services						Other Children and Families Services

This includes adoption services, leaving care services, grants to voluntary organisations and other services					819	Employees	1,126	1,249	1,133
not included in other service headings.					1	Premises	-	-	-
					546	Transport	84	174	156
25	Number of staff	27	26	27	340	Supplies and services	1,512	827	1,290
					3,621	Third party payments	3,679	5,188	3,699
					577	Support services	594	683	666
					264	Transfer payments	-	-	-
					6,168		6,995	8,121	6,944
					54	Less income	32	32	33

					6,114	Net Current Expenditure	6,963	8,089	6,911

						Policy and Resources recharges :
					-	Repair and maintenance of buildings	-	-	-
					309	Central support services	275	288	296
					18	Adjustment for pension costs	20	-38	-40

					6,441	Net Expenditure	7,258	8,339	7,167



Asylum Seekers						Asylum Seekers

Expenditure incurred covers the costs of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children.					127	Service costs (including Management and Support)	500	500	500
Costs include giving advice and assisting with accommodation and providing peripatetic support workers.					127		500	500	500
					-	Less income	-	-	-

					127	Net Current Expenditure	500	500	500

						Policy and Resources recharges :
					-	Adjustment for pension costs	-	-	-

					127	Total Net Expenditure	500	500	500

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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Children's Social Care (continued)						Children's Social Care (continued)

Children's Fund						Children's Fund

This provides a flexible and responsive approach for meeting the needs and developing good practice for					426	Employees	474	482	482
vulnerable children aged 5-13 years. Funds provide additional resources over and above those provided					6	Premises	-	-	-
through mainstream budgets and engage and support voluntary and community organisations.					26	Transport	25	25	25
					208	Supplies and services	281	281	281
8	Number of staff	8	8	8	1,162	Third party payments	1,115	1,006	1,114
					66	Support services	-	-	-
					1,894		1,895	1,794	1,902
					-	Less income	-	-	-

					1,894	Net Current Expenditure	1,895	1,794	1,902

						Policy and Resources recharges :
					-	Repair and maintenance of buildings	-	-	-
					-	Central support services	-	-	-
					8	Adjustment for pension costs	9	-17	-18

					1,902	Total Net Expenditure	1,904	1,777	1,884


Wessex Youth Offending Team						Wessex Youth Offending Team

The primary aim of the service is to help reduce youth crime and to improve community safety. Programmes are					3,861	Employees	3,610	4,258	4,346
established which provide the courts with an alternative to custody or care of young offenders. This is done in					538	Premises	570	590	605
partnership with other agencies, particularly Education, Health, Police and the Probation Service.					256	Transport	173	197	201
					413	Supplies and services	217	217	213
	Number of premises (including non County Council				2,969	Third party payments	2,972	3,221	3,268
6	premises)	6	6	6	731	Support services	680	694	712
127	Number of staff	117	134	135	8,768		8,222	9,177	9,345
					8,736	Less income	8,222	9,148	9,345

					32	Net Current Expenditure	-	29	-

					6	Capital charges	6	-	-
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					3	Repair and maintenance of buildings
					-	Central support services
					78	Adjustment for pension costs	68	-128	-135

					119	Total Net Expenditure	74	-99	-135

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Children's Services				Commentary and Statistics	Children's Services				Revenue Budget
Actual		Original	Revised	Budget	Actual		Original	Revised	Budget
2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10	2007/08		2008/09	2008/09	2009/10

					£'000		£'000	£'000	*£'000*

Children's Social Care (continued)						Children's Social Care (continued)

Management and Support Services						Management and Support Services

Management and Support Services consist mainly of salaries and expenses of managerial, administrative					2,589	Employees	2,666	3,066	2,916
and technical staff based in headquarters and local offices including premises, office expenses and the					8	Premises	4	4	4
departmental training budget. These costs are re-allocated to the relevant care groups.					66	Transport	53	61	61
					1,448	Supplies and services	1,281	2,777	2,576
33	Managerial, advisory and administrative staff	28	28	28	144	Third party	109	122	126
					-4,052	Support services	4,763	3,043	4,420
					-23	Recharges	-121	-125	-125
					180		8,755	8,948	9,978
					180	Less income	117	161	161
					-		8,638	8,787	9,817
						Less Support Services and Management costs recharge :
					-	Children and Families	8,638	8,787	9,817
					-	Wessex Youth Offending Team	-	-	-
					-	Children's Fund	-	-	-

					-	Net Current Expenditure	-	-	-

					-	Capital charges	-	403	-
						Policy and Resources recharges :
					4,474	Central support services	4,015	3,942	4,483
					49	Adjustment for pension costs	38	-71	-75
					4,523		4,053	4,274	4,408
						Less recharges:
					4,523	Children and Families	4,053	4,274	4,408

					-	Net Expenditure	-	-	-


						Non-distributed Costs

					119	Compensatory added years	125	125	128


					119	Net Current Expenditure	125	125	128

					-130	Recharges	-125	-125	-128


					-11	Total Net Expenditure	-	-	-


Unallocated budget						Unallocated budget

					-	Contingency	-17	31	1,897
					-	Efficiency Savings to be identified	-	-	-1,562
This is the balance of the budget that is held to meet unexpected pressures during the year. It is also used as					-	Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative	-	-580	-
a 'holding account' prior to the allocation of budgets where the exact nature of the associated spend is not
known at the time of budget preparation.					-	Net Current Expenditure	-17	-549	335





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