AQW 36442/11-15


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 24/09/2014
Answered On Date: 30/09/2014
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education what proportion of departmental funding has been allocated to independent counselling services for post-primary school pupils, in each of the last three years.


Answer:
The Independent Counselling Service for Schools (ICSS) is funded by the Department of Education and is available to all post primary schools and special schools with post primary age pupils. ICSS spend over the last three years is detailed below:
Total DE budget
ICSS spend
% of resource budget
Year
Resource
Capital
Total
Budget
ICSS Post Primary
ICSS Special Schools
Total
ICSS
£000
£000
£000
2011-12
1,920,481
114,752
2,035,233
£1,893,873
£386,504
£2,280,377
0.12%
2012-13
1,900,503
108,221
2,008,724
£1,935,022
£359,688
£2,294,710
0.12%
2013-14
1,917,844
109,435
2,027,279
£2,041,028
£402,556
£2,443,584
0.13%