Office of Public Sector Information
Section 3
| Part | Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| For the service of the year ending 31st March 2009– | ||
|
194,866,358,000 | 179,676,962,000 |
|
253,036,312,000 | 250,409,641,000 |
| Total ... ... ... ... | 447,902,670,000 | 430,086,603,000 |
Section 3
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES | 51,448,517,000 | 0 | ||
| 1. To help build a competitive economy and inclusive society by: creating opportunities for everyone to develop their learning; releasing potential in people to make the most of themselves; and achieving excellence in standards of education and levels of skills | 49,807,148,000 | 1,735,000 | ||
| Loans to voluntary aided schools; provision relating to former grant-maintained schools; the Assisted Places Scheme; music and dance schools; support for the Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth; City Technology Colleges; support for Academies; the school curriculum and its assessment; modernising the teaching profession and other educational services and initiatives; initiatives to write-off student loans to teachers in England and Wales; class size reductions; school and local education authority intervention; specialist schools; excellence in cities and other specific grants to local authorities including those through the Standards Fund; Dedicated School Grants; grants in aid to the National College for School Leadership, the Training and Development Agency for Schools, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, the Schools Food Trust, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Partnerships for Schools; support for the Centre for Information Learning Technology; support for Teachers TV; capital grants to schools including those through the Standards Fund; the Youth Service including the Youth Task Force and the Respect Agenda; careers guidance and services including through the Connexions Service including working capital grants and loans for capital purchases; education provision and initiatives, capital grants to music, dance and other schools; payments for education in prisons and other custodial institutions; education maintenance allowances; the provision of training and assessment programmes for young people; initiatives to improve education, training and qualifications arrangements and access to these; payments to the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills to support 14-19 programmes; Millennium Volunteers; payments to the Home Office to support the Criminal Records Bureau; payments and grants to support personal and children’s social services, and initiatives relating to teenage pregnancy, hospital and community health services; payments for implementing the Aiming High programme children’s secure accommodation and family policy; family parenting and law grants; Grants in Aid to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, the Children’s Workforce Development Council and the Children’s Commissioner; payments and grants to support parenting and parenting organisations; children’s workforce and development; grants to support Strengthening Families, Marriages and Relationships; payments for Child Trust Fund top ups, including through the Devolved Administrations; payments to support and develop vetting and barring; payments to the Department for Communities and Local Government to support Area Based Grants; investments and loans to support PFI; payments to the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in connection with the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; loans and residual costs of the winding up of the Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs); the distribution of residual TEC assets, returned to the Secretary of State under the terms of the TEC Licence, to local voluntary, community and business support organisations; grant in aid, grants and working capital loans to the General Teaching Council; the Department’s own administration and research and payments for the administration of teachers' pensions; information and publicity services; departmental restructuring costs; initiatives and programmes supported by the European Union, the Capital Modernisation Fund and with other Government Department’s under the Invest to Save Budget; compensation payments to teachers and staff of certain institutions and teachers' medical fees; and associated non- cash items. | ||||
| 2. Promoting the physical, intellectual and social development of babies and young children through Sure Start, Early Years Provision and Childcare | 1,587,887,000 | 0 | ||
| Promoting the physical, intellectual and social development of babies and young children; childcare initiatives including quality assurance arrangements, children’s centres; the education of under-fives; supporting families and communities; evaluating the programme; Grant in Aid to the Children’s Workforce Development Council; Sure Start payments to the Department for Communities and Local Government to support Local Area Agreements; the administration of the Sure Start Unit; and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008-09 | 51,395,035,000 | 51,448,517,000 | 1,735,000 | 0 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| TEACHERS' PENSION SCHEME (ENGLAND & WALES) | 1,768,189,000 | 0 | ||
| 1. Teachers' pensions | 11,137,785,000 | 4,700,286,000 | ||
| Superannuation allowances and gratuities, and other related expenditure, 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' Pension Scheme and on behalf of their employers; and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 11,137,785,000 | 1,768,189,000 | 4,700,286,000 | 0 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND SKILLS | 178,930,000 | 0 | ||
| 1. Serving the interests of children and young people, parents, adult learners, employers and the wider community in England by promoting improvement in the quality of education, skills and young people’s care through independent inspection, regulation and reporting | 171,699,000 | 14,500,000 | ||
| The registration and inspection of childcare and arrangements for the care and support of children and young people, the inspection of all maintained and some independent schools, further education, all publicly-funded adult education and training and some privately-funded training provision, teacher training and the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service, as well as the joint area reviews and annual performance assessments of local children’s services provision and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 171,699,000 | 178,930,000 | 14,500,000 | 0 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | 74,387,705,000 | 1,852,736,000 | ||
| 1. Securing health care for those who need it | 72,426,666,000 | 22,599,518,000 | ||
| Revenue and capital expenditure for strategic health authorities and primary care trusts under their unified budgets, family health services (including general medical, general ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services); Public Dividend Capital (PDC) to NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts, loans to NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts, education, training, research and development; centrally managed expenditure to and on behalf of the NHS including funding Special Health authorities and other national bodies; forming, investing in or providing loans or guarantees to companies that will provide facilities or services to the NHS, provision of hospital financing for credit guarantee finance pilot projects; payments to local authorities for use in local area agreements; services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales, and Northern Ireland, and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| 2. Securing social care and child protection for those who need it and, at national level, protecting, promoting and improving the nation’s health | 3,092,591,000 | 66,564,000 | ||
| Revenue and capital administration, including certain expenditure on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions and the National Health Service in England; departmental agencies, centrally funded health and social services (including non-departmental public bodies and special health authorities some of which are administered on a United Kingdom basis); including other local government services, prison health services, medical, scientific and technical services, services for disabled persons, grants to voluntary organisations and other bodies, research and development, information services for health and personal social services and health promotion activities; provision of personal social services (including grants to local authorities); payments to local authorities for use in area based grants; medical treatment given to people from the United Kingdom in the European Economic Area and other countries; welfare food; Home Office inspection of laboratories; grants in aid; payments and subscriptions to international organisations; education and training for all health care professionals (excluding doctors); the Employment Opportunities Fund programme; services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| 3. Office of the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts | 15,674,000 | 0 | ||
| Grant in aid funding for the Office of the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 75,534,931,000 | 74,387,705,000 | 22,666,082,000 | 1,852,736,000 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE PENSION SCHEME | 1,000 | 0 | ||
| 1. National Health Service Pension Scheme | 14,071,096,000 | 7,544,603,000 | ||
| Pensions, allowances, gratuities, transfers to alternative pension arrangements, refunds of contributions, compensation for early retirement, to or in respect of persons engaged in health services or in other approved employment, and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 14,071,096,000 | 1,000 | 7,544,603,000 | 0 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY | 135,680,000 | 0 | ||
| 1. Protecting and promoting public health in relation to food | 137,088,000 | 53,234,000 | ||
| Administration, inspections, surveillance, managing research and development, education, publicity and publications, funding for non-cash items; funding for Meat Hygiene Service. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 137,088,000 | 135,680,000 | 53,234,000 | 0 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT | 12,275,144,000 | 23,157,000 | ||
| 1. Transport that works for everyone | 15,149,773,000 | 387,035,000 | ||
| Ports and shipping services; the National Ports Council Pension and Compensation schemes; freight grants; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; civil and international aviation services including costs relating to type approval testing of electronic screening devices for use in enforcing aviation provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003; support for and loans to National Air Traffic Services; the Highways Agency; payments to private consortia for design, build, finance and operate schemes; grants to local authorities, including the Greater London Authority and Merseyrail; payments to local authorities for the maintenance of de-trunked roads and promotion, publicity and publications in support of the Highways Agency operations; capital grants to Regional Development Agencies for regional infrastructure; the operation of the Dartford River crossing; compensation to private tolled undertakings for the imposition of VAT on tolls; loans and other expenditure relating to Other River Crossings; Bus Service Operator Grant; expenditure in connection with the introduction of concessionary Bus Travel for older and eligible disabled people in England; promoting efficiencies in sustainable distribution; support to nationalised transport industries; powershift and CleanUp programmes; low carbon transport; Transport Direct; royal travel; transport security; the Commission for Integrated Transport; trans-European network funds; support for other minor transport services; compensation and pension costs relating to pre-DVLC local authority driver and licensing staff; grants and loans and other expenditure relating to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (trading fund); Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Vehicle excise duty collection and enforcement related activities, development and operation of systems associated with licensing; Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (trading fund); Vehicle and Operator services Agency enforcement; Driving Standards Agency (trading fund); Vehicle Certification Agency; Vehicle Certification Agency enforcement; grants to London Underground; PPP Arbiter; the Channel Tunnel Rail Link; Cross London Rail Links Limited; National Freight Company travel concessions; railway industry and National Freight Company pension funds; the British Transport Police; the Renewable Fuels Agency; payments and financial assistance in respect of railways and railways services under Section 6 of the Railways Act 2005; accident investigation; research, development, statistics, censuses and surveys, safety, accessibility and equalities, publicity, promotion and advice and publications, monitoring, consultancies, selling into wider markets, including export opportunities; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; compensation; support for the construction of venues and infrastructure related to the Olympic games; the administration and operation of the department; payments to the Department for Communities and Local Government in respect of certain central services; the purchase, acquisition, hire, lease and rent of land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, vehicles and capital assets; special payments; the central management of, and delivery of services to, the Civil Service and wider public sector; and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 15,149,773,000 | 12,275,144,000 | 387,035,000 | 23,157,000 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| OFFICE OF RAIL REGULATION | 319,000 | 0 | ||
| 1. To create a better railway for passengers and freight, and better value for public funding authorities though independent, fair and effective regulation | 2,000 | 31,882,000 | ||
| Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 2,000 | 319,000 | 31,882,000 | 0 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| DEPARTMENT FOR INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS | 21,003,978,000 | 1,160,250,000 | ||
| 1. To help build a competitive economy by: creating opportunities for everyone to develop their learning and skills and creating excellence in science, research and innovation | 14,693,465,000 | 8,481,072,000 | ||
| Further, higher and other education provision and initiatives for young people and adults; research and related initiatives at institutions delivering higher education; training, skills, enterprise, assessment and advice and guidance provision for young people, adults and employers and related initiatives; financial and other support for students and trainees, including grants, allowances, access funds, loans and their repayment, the resource consequences of loans to students, support for students through Local Authorities; the cost of sales of the student loan debt, reimbursement of fees for qualifying European Community students, post graduate awards, mandatory student awards, education maintenance allowances and childcare and transport support; investments and loans to support PFI; initiatives and programmes supported by the European Union; international programmes, including payments to the Department for Work and Pensions for the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation and other international programmes; initiatives to support, improve and promote education, training, skills and student and trainee support; payments to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in connection with the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; innovation and standards, grants in aid and funding for the Higher Education Funding Council for England; the Learning and Skills Council, Investors in People UK, the Student Loans Company, Office for Fair Access, the Quality Improvement Agency, Sector Skills Development Agency, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, the Technology Strategy Board, innovation and standards, the Design Council and the British Standards Institute; funding for the Construction Industry Training Board, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and Film Industry Training Board; UK Intellectual Property Office; National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts; National Weights and Measures including the National Weights and Measures Laboratory; Information and publicity initiatives and services; departmental and others' costs of administering the above; and income relating to the above. Expenditure covers cash, near-cash, capital and non-cash items. Expenditure covers payments, grants and loans to organisations in the public, private and other sectors, including employers, community, voluntary and business support organisations, to individuals and other government departments. Expenditure relates primarily to England, but in some cases includes supporting activities in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad. | ||||
| 2. Increasing Scientific excellence in the UK and maximising its contribution to society. | 3,802,181,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; the British Academy; Research Base Initiatives; the Science Research Investment Fund; promotion of Science in Society; Knowledge Transfer initiatives including the Higher Education Innovation Fund and Public Sector Research Establishments grants; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council pensions; capital and administration costs of the Research Base Group and Government Office for Science; and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 18,495,646,000 | 21,003,978,000 | 8,482,072,000 | 1,160,250,000 |
Table of—
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2009;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.
| Estimate/ Request for Resources | Net Resources authorised for use | Grants out of the Consolidated Fund | Operating Appropriations in Aid | Non-operating Appropriations in Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 36,364,731,000 | 82,000 | ||
| 1. Improving the quality of life by creating thriving, inclusive and sustainable communities in all regions | 11,171,462,000 | 258,244,000 | ||
| Housing revenue account subsidy; homelessness, rough sleepers and housing reform; payments to the Housing Corporation; the Homes and Communities Agency; payments to the Audit Commission for registered social landlord inspections; disabled facilities grant; capacity building and efficiency improvements; home buying and selling; procurement efficiencies in social housing; payments to local authorities in respect of Area Based Grant; rent and leasehold services; social housing mobility including choice-based local authority lettings; tenant engagement; housing transfers; regional housing boards advice; the Supporting People programme; capital grants to local authorities for housing; Shanghai Expo 2010; housing related sustainable development; payments to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; payments to the Academy for Sustainable Communities; charges by Valuation Offices in respect of Right to Buy; refurbishment and acquisition of gypsy sites; deprived neighbourhoods, including the New Deal for Communities programmes; payments to the Urban Regeneration Agency; payments to the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform for Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; Groundwork; initiatives to accelerate the growth areas, including transport schemes and payments to development corporations and other local delivery agencies; Support for the construction of venues and infrastructure related to the Olympic Games; grants and payments for creating and improving parks and public spaces; co-ordinating strategy for dealing with abandoned vehicles; payments that derive from European Structural Funds Regulations; exchange rate losses and other losses relating to European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) projects; Combined Universities of Cornwall; coalfields regeneration; planning; the Planning Inspectorate; Fire and Rescue services, including the grants paid to Chief Fire Officers' Association and measures to deal with the aftermath of terrorism; purchase of fire radio systems; payments and loans to the Fire Service College (trading fund); payments for provision of services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the fire service; Emergency Fire Service Closure costs; fire service pensions; fire service dispute(s); payments to Firebuy; work on improving race, gender and faith equalities; payments to the Community Development Foundation; Community Cohesion; Community empowerment; mapping data and services; Ordnance Survey trading fund; regional assemblies, payments for the Mersey Basin Campaign; special grants paid under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003; minor grants and payments in support of housing, planning, regeneration, liveability, urban design, building regulation, research, development, surveys; monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; initiatives to tackle areas of low demand housing; publicity, promotion and publications; communications; Special Grants programme support to voluntary bodies; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; the residual functions of Property Services Agency (PSA); payments and loans in connection with the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre trading fund; the administration and operation of the department including the Government Offices; the purchase, acquisition, hire, lease and rent of land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, vehicles and capital assets; housing statistics, special payments; and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| 2. Providing for effective devolved decision making within a national framework | 25,171,097,000 | 65,000 | ||
| Payments to the Valuation Office Agency for rating and valuation services; payments to the Audit Commission for Best Value inspections; revenue support grant and redistributed non-domestic rates to receiving authorities in England; repayments of excess contributions made by local authorities in respect of non-domestic rates in 2007-08 and previous years; preparation for the Greater London Authority and related bodies; Greater London Authority (GLA) general grant; intervention action and capacity building in local authorities; local Public Service Agreement (PSA) performance fund payments; grants paid under section 31 and 36(a) of the Local Government Act 2003; grants to beacon councils; emergency financial assistance to local authorities; payments to bodies specified by the Secretary of State under section 78 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, as amended, and to the Commission for Local Administration in England; mapping and other costs associated with local government reviews and revisions to administrative and electoral boundaries following Parish and Electoral Commission reviews; grant in aid to the Standards Board for England and to the Valuation Tribunal Service; payments in respect of the capital element of contracts let under the private finance initiative; research, development, surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; publicity, promotion and publications; special payments; subscriptions to the Commonwealth Local Government forum and associated non-cash items. | ||||
| TOTAL, 2008–09 | 36,342,559,000 | 36,364,731,000 | 258,309,000 | 82,000 |
Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2008