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Departmental Expenditure Limits

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Children, Schools and Families Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £696,511,000 from £56,415,027,000 to £57,111,538,000; the administration cost budget will be increased by £10,520,000 from £182,352,000 to £192,872,000. The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (OFSTED) which has a separate Estimate and DEL, will increase by £10,718,000 from £192,881,000 to £203,599,000 with the administration cost budget remaining at £28,020,000.

Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:

ResourcesCapital***

Change

New DEL

Of which: Voted

Non-voted

Change

New DEL

Of which: Voted

Non-voted

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

RfR1

419,284

48,012,838

46,611,659

1,401,179

130,286

7,121,474

917,782

6,203,692

RfR 2

77,541

1,524,801

1,499,951

24,850

69,400

452,425

452,425

DCSF Total

496,825

49,537,639

48,111,610

1,426,029

199,686

7,573,899

1,370,207

6,203,692

OFSTED

10,318

202,218

202,218

0

400

1,381

1,381

0

Sub-Total

507,143

49,739,857

48,313,828

1,426,029

200,086

7,575,280

1,371,588

6,203,692

**Of which Admin Budget

10,520

220,892

220,892

0

0

0

0

0

Near-cash in RDEL

507,025

49,777,524

48,310,590

1,466,934

0

0

0

0

Depreciation*

-4,202

-16,587

-11,444

-5,143

0

0

0

0

Total

502,941

49,723,270

48,302,384

1,420,886

200,086

7,575,280

1,371,588

6,203,692

*Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL, in the table above, since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.

** The total of 'Administration budget' and 'Near-cash in resource DEL 'figures may well be greater than total resource DEL, due to the definitions overlapping.

***Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets.

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Resource DEL

The increase in the resource element of the DEL of £496,825,000 arises from an increase in the voted element of the resource DEL of £368,992,000 and an increase of £127,833,000 in the non-voted element of resource DEL.

Voted Resource DEL

The £368,992,000 increase in the voted element of the resource DEL arises from:

RFR1

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £8,800,000 for Administration costs.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £363,221,000 for Programme costs. Transfers from the Department for Work and Pensions of £14,803,000 for Apprentices, Child Poverty, School Gates Project and for the Joint Birth Registration.

A transfer from the Cabinet Office of £529,000 for Parliamentary Counsel.

A draw down from central funds of £819,000 for implementing International Financial Reporting Standards.

A movement of £4,750,000 from RfR2 to support National Training.

A take up of Departmental Reserves of £64,105,000 for Youth programmes.

A movement of £144,667,000 to Non-voted resource DEL to support Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

A transfer to the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills of £8,100,000 for Early Years Foundation Stage inspections.

A movement of £11,028,000 to non-voted resource DEL for Partnerships for Schools.

A transfer to the Scottish Office of £642,000 for the Family Fund Trust.

A transfer to the Welsh Assembly of £372,000 for the Family Fund Trust.

A transfer to the Northern Ireland Executive of £220,000 for the Family Fund Trust.

An increase in receipts of £47,000 for Interest on 105 Loans.

RFR2

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £82,241,000 for Programme Costs.

A movement of £50,000 from non-voted resource DEL for Sure Start programmes.

A movement of £4,750,000 to RfR 1 to support National Training.

A movement of £500,000 to non-voted resource DEL for the Children's Workforce Development Council.

Non-voted resource DEL

The £127,833,000 increase in Non-voted resource DEL arises from:

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £2,017,000 to support the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £21,584,000 to support the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £5,511,000 to support the Training and Development Agency for Schools.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £12,111,000 to support the Children's Workforce Development Council.

A movement of £144,667,000 from voted resource DEL to support Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

A movement of £11,028,000 from voted resource DEL for Partnerships for Schools.

A transfer of £2,854,000 from the Home Office for the Migration Impact Fund.

A take up of £64,105,000 from Departmental Reserves for Youth programmes. An increase of £550,000 for Consolidated Fund extra Receipts collected by the Department.

A transfer of £7,734,000 to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for the UKCES Levy. A movement of £50,000 from non-voted resource DEL for Sure Start programmes.

RFR2

A movement of £500,000 from voted resource DEL for the Children's Workforce Development Council.

Capital DEL

The increase in the capital element of the DEL of £199,686,000 arises from a £2,316,354,000 decrease in the voted element of capital DEL and an increase of £2,516,040,000 in the non-voted element of capital DEL.

Voted Capital DEL

The £2,316,354,000 decrease in the voted element of the capital DEL arises from:

RFR1

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £16,108,000 for the purchase of the Sheffield Head Office replacement.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £55,185,000 for Children's Services through Local Authorities.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £2,900,000 for 14-19 year olds through the Learning and Skills Council.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £5,981,000 for Devolved Grants.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £25,419,000 for Building Schools for the Future.

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £20,763,000 for Targeted Grants through Local Authorities.

A take up of £33,792,000 from Departmental Reserves for Children's programmes not through Local Authorities.

A take up of £15,000,000 from Departmental Reserves for Children's programmes through Local Authorities.

A take up of £6,700,000 from Departmental Reserves for the purchase of the Sheffield Head Office replacement.

A movement of £2,567,288,000 to non-voted resource DEL

A transfer of £161,000 to the Scottish Office for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

A transfer of £93,000 to the Welsh Assembly for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

A transfer of £55,000 to the Northern Ireland Executive for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

An increase in receipts of £5,000 for the disposal of vehicles.

RFR2

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £69,400,000 for Sure Start programmes through Local Authorities.

Non-voted Capital DEL

The £2,516,040,000 increase in the non-voted element of capital DEL arises from:

RFR1

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £4,244,000 for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

A transfer of £6,700,000 from Departmental Reserves to voted capital DEL for the purchase of the Sheffield Head Office replacement.

A movement of £2,567,288,000 to non-voted resource DEL.

A take up of £33,792,000 from Departmental Reserves to voted capital DEL for Children's programmes not through Local Authorities.

A take up of £15,000,000 from Departmental Reserves to voted capital DEL for Children's programmes through Local Authorities.

Administration

The £10,520,000 increase in the voted element of resource DEL arises from:

A take up of End Year Flexibility of £8,800,000 to cover net pressure on departmental administration costs.

A draw down from central funds of £819,000 for implementing International Financial Reporting Standards.

A transfer from the Cabinet Office of £529,000 for Parliamentary Counsel.

Transfers from the Department for Work and Pensions of £372,000 for Child Poverty and the Joint Birth Registration.

Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills

Resource DEL

The increase in the resource element of the DEL of £10,318,000 arises from an increase in the voted element of the resource DEL of £13,833,000 and a decrease of £3,515,000 in the non-voted element of resource DEL.

Voted Resource DEL

The £13,833,000 increase in the voted element of the resource DEL arises from:

A transfer from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of £8,100,000 for Early Years Foundation Stage inspections.

A movement from non voted Departmental Unallocated Provision of £3,515,000 to invest in change projects to deliver long term efficiency.

An increase of £2,618,000 relating to IFRS treatment of a lease.

A transfer of resource to capital of £400,000 to cover changes related to IFRS treatment of a lease.

Non Voted Resource DEL

The £3,515,000 decrease in the non voted element of the resource DEL arises from:

A movement to voted resource from non voted Departmental Unallocated Provision of £3,515,000 to invest in change projects to deliver long-term efficiency.

Voted Capital DEL

The £400,000 increase in the voted element of the capital DEL arises from:

A transfer of resource to capital of £400,000 to cover changes related to IFRS treatment of a lease.