I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the school supplementary grant (SSG) received by the local authority from government.

1. The total SSG funding from the government for each financial year since 2017.
The SSG was only introduced for the financial year 2022-23. There are no prior year figures.

2. A breakdown for each financial year how this funding has been allocated. Please breakdown the amounts if the SSG has been allocated to different budgets. And please can this also include what was passed onto schools, what was moved to the high needs budget and what has been retained by the council.
The allocation for mainstream schools is passed on, in full, in two instalments per the Conditions of the Grant. The High Needs Additional Funding is passed on to mainstream schools and Resource Bases via an increase of 4% in the hourly top up rates paid for pupils with EHCPs. Resource Bases also had an increase of 4% in top up funding to reflect this additional grant.

3. If your council is a ‘safety valve’ council, as designated by the Department for Education, what agreements have been made with the department in regards to the use of SSG funding?
WBC is not currently a ‘safety valve’ council.
Here is a link to the ESFA Guidance and the allocations Schools supplementary grant 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-supplementary-grant-2022-to-2023