Chris Roberts

16-19 Study Programme In Year Growth Audit

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Morning all 

Bit of a longshot but does anyone have any experience of a 16-19 In year growth audit? I can only find the following guidance in the ILR funding returns guidance which talks about additional funding eligibility tests. 

Page 13 - Verification processes for any responsive growth funding payments to contract institutions

35. The ESFA will carry out additional funding eligibility compliance tests before paying any responsive growth funding. Where this raises any eligibility concerns, any responsive growth funding will not be paid until additional funding audit assurance is obtained to support the institution funding return.

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Steve Hewitt

Chance would be a fine thing!

16-19 audits aren't super complicated though (in comparison to Apps!). It's mainly eligibility, existence and hours. If you've got access to the sampler in PDSAT (which should be coming soon if it's not there yet for you) you can run a sample and get the spreadsheet that shows you what they test.

Chris Roberts

HI Steve Hewitt

Yes I have gone through a full PFA audit post R14 before. However we have never been in this position before where we have spent the full profile + 30% by R06 which may trigger an in year audit.  Obviously they would be looking to ensure that the learners exist and are eligible for funds which isn't an issue for us but what else might they check in year? 

Thanks 

Steve Hewitt

I'd suspect the other thing they'll look at is the planned hours to make sure they make sense/that timetables through to the end of the year look like the right number of hours (particularly if they're later starts?)?