Department For Education
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Many governing bodies of maintained schools take out leases to support day-to-day operation. This can be a sensible value-for-money approach as an alternative to buying assets outright.
Changes to leasing agreements for maintained schools outlines the changes effective from 1 April 2024 and what they mean for local authorities and governing bodies of maintained schools.
The IFRS16 Maintained Schools Finance Lease Class Consent 2024 lists the types of assets that have been granted general consent by the Secretary of State for Education under the Education Act 2002.