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England

Governors' allowances scheme

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions. Confirm locally: Chooses to pay governor allowances or expenses from a delegated budget.

Maintained school

Expected [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
Governing body approves the school’s policy or scheme [1]
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Conditions: Chooses to pay governor allowances or expenses from a delegated budget.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Where the governing body has a delegated budget and chooses to pay allowances/expenses, these should follow a school policy or scheme approved by the body. LA arrangements apply without a delegated budget. An exclusive website duty and clerk ownership are not established.

Official wording

4.11.1 Governing body allowances and expenses

If the governing body has a delegated budget, they can pay allowances or expenses to governors and associate members appointed by the governing body, see School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013. As outlined in the departmental advice for school leaders, governing bodies and maintained schools on the regulations, this should be: in accordance with a policy or scheme created by the school and approved by the governing body for expenditure incurred to enable the person to perform governance duties but does not include loss of earnings for attending meetings paid at a rate set out in the scheme and limited to the amount shown on the provided receipt Travel expenses must not exceed the HMRC approved mileage rates. Where the governing body does not have a delegated budget, the local authority can pay relevant allowances and expenses, which may be at a different rate decided by them. Receipt as proof of expenditure is required to make a claim.

Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
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    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
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    Official content identity
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    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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  2. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Publication version matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    7d561db70706c1bbca7adeadcd16ea9f80b7d71f3bd06f8e7f890c0f36d0d8e1
    Official content identity
    60c79217-46f6-4f61-b9d7-996dfce7abf6
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    4d3289dc13d765ebdf76cba641ef0478ea1bddb5064d4b8b99585158000a9c9b

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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Guidance, not legal advice. Local checks are not a compliance judgement; other duties may apply.