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Financial Management and Best Practice Tips

Expenses - reimbursement for expenses incurred by staff members.

• All expense claims should be backed up with VAT receipts where possible
• Expenses should not be reimbursed from petty cash. In accordance with HMRC guidance, all mileage and subsistence expenses should be processed through the payroll
• Staff members should not use personal loyalty cards when purchasing goods on behalf of the school
• Expense claims for headteachers should be authorised by the Chair of Governors or a senior member of staff
• Expense claims should be reimbursed in a timely manner, preferably within a month
• For more details, please see Financial Controls section 9 – Salary Payments and Travel and Subsistence Expenses.

Please remember Early Returns are due on or before 1 March 2016.

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Contact Details

Schools Financial Services
Telephone: 03000 415415
Email: schoolsfinancialservices@kent.gov.uk