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Consistent financial reporting

CFR FAQs

This document provides answers for frequently asked questions relating to income, expenditure, capital and balances in the CFR framework.
(Word 351 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Word/CFR_FAQS.doc

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CFR Quick Reference

Access detailed information on each area of the CFR framework through this quick reference guide.
(Word 567 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Word/CFR_quickReference.doc

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CFR 2007-08 Framework Consultation

Please find below the summary of responses to the CFR framework 2007-08 consultation we ran from 27.06.07 focusing on capital areas of the framework.
(Word 114 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Word/CFR_cons_0708_summary.doc

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CFR 2006-07 Framework Consultation

Please find below the summary of responses to the CFR Framework 2006-07 consultation which resulted in the introduction of new codes on extended services.
(Word 263 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Word/CFR_cons_0607_summary.doc

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Capital Definition for CFR

This summary document provides a definition of and includes examples of what items should be treated as Capital expenditure within the CFR framework.
(PDF 19 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/PDF/CFR_capital_definition.pdf

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Capital requirements for Voluntary Aided Schools

This document provides guidance for schools and dioces on how VA schools should account for Capital in the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) framework. The Department now captures VA schools' devolved formula capital data via the VASIS DFC assurance statement, and schools and LAs are no longer required to report this information through their Consistent Financial Reporting return.

Please note however that Schools will still need to show their 10% revenue contribution to capital by using E30 and CI04. Any capital income and expenditure other than DFC should still be reported as normal into the CFR framework, for example, e-learning credits, voluntary donations and their associated expenditure. Data on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website will include what is reported through both the VASIS statement and CFR.
(PDF 8 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/PDF/CFR_capital_VAschools.pdf

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Guidance for including Standards Funds in CFR

The guidance spreadsheet details where to code both Capital & Revenue standards fund grants within the CFR framework in 2007-08 together with appropriate contacts for each  grant.
(Excel 36 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Excel/CFR_0708_StandardsFunds.xls

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Non Maintained Special Schools Template

To enable Non-Maintained Special Schools to complete a CFR return work and subsequently access the Schools Financial Benchmarking website the sheet below should be completed and returned to us by email it to us in strictest confidence to cfr.return@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
(Excel 41 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Excel/CFRtemplate_0607_NMSS.xls

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Non Maintained Special Schools NMSS CFR guidance

This revised CFR guidance document that has been recently approved by NASS to assist schools in ompleting their CFR return.
(Word 278 KB)

www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/vfm/downloads/Word/CFR_0607_NMSS_guidance.doc

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