Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education
Today I am announcing the launch of a public consultation that will gather views on proposed amendments to the Regulations on school funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements.
For many years, concerns have been raised about the level of school spending per pupil, and differences across local authorities and between schools. On 7 February I published a summary report to the Review of School Funding Formula. The report provides several recommendations on how the system may be improved to make school funding more transparent, comparable and consistent across Welsh schools.
Progressing the recommendations of this report, I am pleased to launch a consultation on proposed changes which amend and merge the School Funding (Wales) Regulations 2010, the Education Budget Statements (Wales) Regulations 2002 and the Education (Outturn Statements) (Wales) Regulations 2003.
The proposed changes outlined in the consultation aim to provide greater transparency, comparability and consistency in the school funding system, to allow informed budget discussions at all levels.
The consultation will run from 24 June to 2 September 2025 and will be available on the Welsh Government website. I encourage all stakeholders involved in school funding to contribute to this important consultation. We plan to publish a summary of the consultation responses later this year.