Freedom of information response

Financial year 2021/22

1. Did you have an underspend in the early years block for funded places in 2021/22? No.

OR:

2. Did you have an overspend in the early years block for funded places in 2021/22? Yes

• • As part of finalising the 2021/22 accounts an accrual for an additional £0.625m ESFA funding was made. This allowed for a balanced outturn position.

3. What actions, if any, were agreed relating to this underspend or overspend?

For example, we used our underspend to offset a deficit in the high needs block

• • No actions taken as dependent upon the increase in funding to be received from the ESFA

4. Has your early years block been subject to an in-year adjustment by the Department for Education? If so, by how much?

• • The final additional value of funding to be received has been confirmed by ESFA as £0.518m, a shortfall of £0.107m. 

Does your answer to Q1 or 2 above include any adjustment?

5. Has your 2021/22 early years block been subject to an adjustment by the Department for Education since 1 April 2022 and now? If so, by how much?

For example, the DfE adjusted our underspend by £200,000 which left us with an overspend of £20,000 overall

• • An overspend of £0.107m. It Is expected that this will be recovered in 2022/23.

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