We want your views on the draft guidance to the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026 and draft statutory guidance on local authority schemes for financing schools.
Consultation description
We are gathering views on the:
- draft guidance for local authorities on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026
- draft statutory guidance on local authority schemes for financing schools
Please note some errors have been identified in the Welsh version of the draft guidance for local authorities on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026, originally published on 27 March 2026. The amended Welsh version was published during the consultation period on 27 April 2026 to address these errors.
Consultation documents
Guidance for local authorities on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026 , file type: PDF, file size: 421 KB
Statutory guidance on schemes for financing local authority maintained schools , file type: PDF, file size: 331 KB
How to respond
Submit your comments by 19 June 2026, in any of the following ways:
Online form
Post
Download the response form.
Complete and return to:
Education Infrastructure, Governance and Finance Division
Education Directorate
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ