Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-36183 · Session 3

What annual fees per pupil are charged to local authorities by each grant-aided special school.

Answered Asked by Cathie Craigie Lab Lodged 9 Sep 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what annual fees per pupil are charged to local authorities by each grant-aided special school.

The answer

Answered by Michael Russell on 17 Sep 2010 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

The Special Schools (Scotland) Grant Regulations 1990 require that grant-aided special schools'' fee levels for local authority pupil placements are approved by Scottish Ministers. The grant-aided special schools provide a range of services to local authorities and their fee structures reflect that diversity. For the financial year 2010-11, Scottish Ministers approved the following fee levels:
Stanmore
School Weekly Rate
| £786.68

Residential 4 Day Rate
| £454.22

Residential Weekend 3 Day Rate
| £340.67


Corseford
School Weekly Rate
| £742.06

Weekly School Education Rate (with 2 activities)
| £796.85

Weekly School Education Rate (with transport)
| £807.48

Residential 4 Day Rate
| £404.17

Residential Weekend 3 Day Rate
| £728.16

Weekly Holiday Rate
| £1699.36

Respite Nightly Care
| £421.23


Royal Blind School
Craigmillar Park Campus “ weekly (38 weeks)
Day education
| £595.17

Day residential
| £472.26

Day education with enhanced support
| £1,024.08

Day residential with enhanced support
| £652.80

Pupils per night (part time weekday residential)
| £156


Canaan Lane Campus “ weekly (38 weeks)
Day education with enhanced support
| £1,024.08

Day Residential with enhanced support
| £717.06

Pupils with enhanced support per night (part time weekday residential)
| £208

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-36183 by reference.