School Local Authority Support Units (SLSUs)

Please provide information held by your council on its tech support hubs, which are also known as School Local Authority Support Units (SLSUs) – these are teams that advise schools on tech matters, like which Management Information Suppliers (MIS) they should switch to.

1. Has the local authority’s SLSU received payments from any school MIS suppliers for referring schools to that MIS supplier?

No

2. How much did the local authority’s SLSU receive in referral payments in calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024 (as of the most recently recorded date)?

£0

3. What were the names of the companies the council received payments from?

Not applicable.

4. Were these payments made on a case-by-case basis to the local authority by the firm or as part of an annual recurring referral fee?

Not applicable.

5. If payments were made as part of an annual recurring referral fee, please advise the year and month in which the council started receiving the payments.

Not applicable.

6. Please provide the total number of schools that switched MIS suppliers to the one(s) offering referral payments in calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024 (as of the most recently recorded date).

Not applicable.