The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney about Schools’ Costs Funding

10 May 2023 · Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter, dated 10 May 2023, replies to correspondence of 10 May 2023. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney: Schools’ Costs Funding; it links to 1 official record. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“We also received a letter from the Department for Education on this matter that we have responded to today, outlining the findings from our review of the publicly available information against our regulatory guidance on statements about public funding.”

“However, it is our view that the Department for Education has been transparent about its approach within the Schools’ Cost Technical Note”

“We consider that the Department has evidenced its claim that the offer is fully funded in line with its definition and that it has been open in saying that each school will be affected differently by the pay offer.”

“While it is not within our remit to judge the affordability of the pay offer, it is our understanding that when used in this context by the Department for Education, the term ‘fully funded’ refers to the national level rather than at the individual school level.”

From Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 10 May 2023. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• Schools’ Costs 2022 to 2024

Correspondence

• The letter it answered: Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney to Ed Humpherson: Schools’ Costs Funding (10 May 2023)

Related key figures

• Teachers in state-funded schools in England

Receipt