FICTIONAL DOCUMENT FOR PRACTICE - no reference to real people, companies or records

BRINDLECOMBE BOROUGH COUNCIL - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DIRECTORATE (fictional authority)
PUBLIC NOTICE CONCERNING THE AWARD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL UNIFORM - ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/27

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Officer Decision Record ODR/2026/812 dated 28/10/2026, applications are now invited for the financial assistance referred to above.
Applications may be submitted by parents or persons holding parental responsibility for pupils enrolled for the academic year 2026/27 in Years 7 to 13 at state-funded or independent secondary schools, inclusive of schools situated outside the borough boundary, provided that the pupil is resident within the Borough of Brindlecombe on the date of submission of the application.
Financial eligibility criterion: total annual household income, as assessed under the Council's means assessment, not exceeding £15,748.78.
Applications must be submitted exclusively on the prescribed form appended hereto, from 16 November 2026 and no later than 12:00 noon on 15 December 2026, which deadline shall not be extended, by email to the designated mailbox or by hand delivery to the Customer Service Centre.
Applications must be accompanied, failing which they shall be rejected, by receipts or invoices evidencing the expenditure incurred. Non-itemised till receipts shall not be accepted.
The grant shall be equal to the documented expenditure, subject to a maximum of £250.00 per pupil, and shall be awarded within the limits of available funding, in accordance with a ranking by ascending household income.
Responsible officer: Ms Helen Fairbanks.