FOI003019 FOI HR Services

Short Description
Traded Services to Schools
Reference number
FOI003019
Date
01/05/2026
Request

This request is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We would be grateful if you could provide the information below for the most recent complete financial year for which data is available.
Information requested
1. Traded services to schools – pricing
Please provide details of prices charged to schools for any of the following services that your authority offers on a traded basis:
• Human Resources
• Payroll
• CLEAPSS Subscription
• GDPR
• Road Safety Education
• Governor Services
• Legal Team
• Finance Service
• MIS (Management Information System)
• Schools Technical Support Service
• Safeguarding in Schools
• Virtual School
• School Crossing Patroller
• Admissions Appeals
• Early Years Service
• Educational Psychology Service
• Exclusions Appeals
• Free School Meals Eligibility
• Health and Safety
• A Flying Start to Letters and Sounds
• Bikeability
• Therapeutic Thinking Support Team
• Emotional Health Academy
• SEN - Learning Support
• Social and Emotional Health (SEMH)
• Medical Tuition Service
• Broadband Service
For each service, please indicate:
• the price charged (e.g. annual fee, per pupil charge, hourly rate)
• the basis of charging (flat fee, per pupil, tiered, bundled, etc.)
If pricing varies by school phase or size, please provide a representative example or summary.

2. Income from traded services to schools
Please provide:
• The total income received by your authority from traded services to schools for the same financial year.
• If readily available, a breakdown of this income by service area (e.g. HR, Finance, Legal).
If income is not separately recorded for schools alone, please provide the closest available figure and note any assumptions.
Format and clarifications
• You may provide the information in table form or via existing documents (e.g. SLA brochures, fee schedules, budget papers).
• If any of the requested information is not held, please state this clearly.
• If providing the full information would exceed the FOI cost threshold, please advise which elements could be provided within the limit.