Class VII 1996–97

SCHEDULE (B).—Part 9 Class VII

Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 1997, viz.:—

Sums not exceeding
Supply Grants £ Appropriations in Aid £
1. For expenditure by the Home Office on police (including the promotion of equipment exports); the forensic science service; emergency planning; fire services; the Fire Service College; criminal policy and programmes, including administration of justice, offender programmes, diversion from custody and prevention of drugs abuse, and other services related to crime; research; criminal injuries compensation; international and organised crime; control of immigration and nationality; issue of passports etc.; community, constitutional, equal opportunities and general services; and on administration (excluding the provision for prison administration carried on Class VII, Vote 2) (Revised sum). 4,869,684,000 128,227,000
2. For expenditure by the Home Office in England and Wales on prisons (including central administration and other costs arising from the detention of prisoners), placements in secure accommodation under Section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Prison Service colleges, the Parole Board, the storage and maintenance of equipment, transport management and grants to “Prisoners Abroad” (including a supplementary sum of £589,000). 1,521,670,000 15,161,000
3. For expenditure by the Charity Commission for England and Wales on administrative costs. 21,899,000 31,000
Total, Class VII 6,413,253,000 143,419,000

Class VIII

SCHEDULE (B).—Part 10 Class VIII 1996–97

Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 1997, viz.:—

Sums not exceeding
Supply Grants £ Appropriations in Aid £
1. For expenditure by the Lord Chancellor’s Department on the Lord Chancellor’s Department HQ and Associated Offices, payments in support of marriage guidance, conciliation and mediation, the Court Service, the Public Trust Office, legal aid in criminal cases, grants to the Legal Aid Fund, costs paid from central funds, the magistrates' courts and other legal services. 2,215,245,000 281,459,000
2. For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Court Service on court services, other legal services, accommodation services and legal aid. 43,780,000 10,462,000
3. For expenditure by the Public Record Office on administration and operational costs. 31,558,000 1,322,000
4. For expenditure by the Crown Prosecution Service on administrative costs (including the hire of private prosecuting agents), Crown prosecutions and in connection with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime. 287,896,000 20,411,000
5. For expenditure by the Serious Fraud Office on administration, investigation and prosecution costs. 16,688,000 101,000
6. For expenditure by the Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, the Treasury Solicitor Agency, the Government Property Lawyers' Agency and the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers on administration, and on costs and fees for legal and related services. 8,538,000 39,705,000
7. For expenditure by the Crown Office and Lord Advocate’s Department on administrative costs (including fees paid to temporary Procurators Fiscal), witnesses' expenses and other costs associated with Crown prosecutions. 45,770,000 106,000
Total, Class VIII 2,649,475,000 353,566,000

Class IX 1996–97

SCHEDULE (B).—Part 11 Class IX

Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 1997, viz.:—

Sums not exceeding
Supply Grants £ Appropriations in Aid £
1. For current and capital expenditure by the Department for Education and Employment on grant-maintained schools and schools conducted by Education Associations, voluntary and special schools, the Assisted Places Scheme, the provision of education for under-fives, City Colleges and other specialist schools, music and ballet schools, direct grant schools, the school curriculum and its assessment, the youth service and other educational services and initiatives, careers guidance and services; payments for or in connection with teacher training, higher and further education provision and initiatives; loans to students, student awards and other student grants and their administration; the payment of access funds, reimbursement of fees for qualifying European Community students, compensation payments to teachers and staff of certain institutions; expenditure on other central government grants to local authorities; the provision of training and assessment programmes for young people and adults; initiatives to improve training and qualifications arrangements; the promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of self employment; payments for education, training and employment projects assisted by the European Union; on help for unemployed people; the promotion of equal opportunities and co-ordination of certain issues of particular importance to women; the payment of certain fees to the Home Office and on the Department’s own administration and research and that of the Teachers' Pensions Agency, and on its information and publicity services, including expenditure via Training and Enterprise Councils, and amounts retained by them as surpluses and spent by them on training and other initiatives within their articles and memoranda of association (Revised sum). 12,492,267,000 1,745,965,000
2. For expenditure by the Department for Education and Employment (Teachers' Pensions Agency) on superannuation, allowances and gratuities, etc. in respect of teachers, and the widows, widowers, children and dependants of deceased teachers, and for premature retirement compensation payments made to members of the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme and on behalf of their employers. 1,376,332,000 1,795,699,000
3. For expenditure by the Employment Service of the Department for Education and Employment on measures to help people into work, particularly unemployed people; on support for people with disabilities; including a grant-in-aid to Remploy Ltd; on allowances to participants on Community Action as well as Jobmatch, and Project Work pilots; on the payment of temporary subsidies to employers taking part in Workstart pilots; on administering unemployment benefit and associated payments; on those functions which the Employment Service undertakes as part of the delivery of the jobseeker’s allowance; on assistance to Eastern Europe on labour market issues, in co-operation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other agencies; on European Employment Services on behalf of the European Commission; and on research, publicity and administration (Including a supplementary sum of £1,417,000.) 1,288,977,000 13,070,000
4. For expenditure by the Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England on administration and inspection, including the inspection of nursery education which is funded or under consideration for funding (Including a supplementary sum of £5,067,000.) 122,667,000 227,000
Total, Class IX 15,280,243,000 3,554,961,000