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Tariff Rates

 

The ERA Licensing Scheme sets out a published tariff per full-time (or equivalent) student by type of educational establishment, i.e. primary, secondary, further and higher education. Details of the costs applicable from 1 April 2011 are set out in Statutory Instrument 2011 No 159.

The annual tariff for licences issued after 1 April 2011 (per capita, per annum) is:

Primary: Secondary: FE: HE:

32p 57p £1.07 £1.68

 

The ERA Licensing Scheme sets out a published tariff per full-time (or equivalent) student by type of educational establishment, i.e. primary, secondary, further and higher education. Details of the costs applicable from 1 April 2009 are set out in Statutory Instrument 2009 No 20.

The annual tariff for licences issued after 1 April 2009 (per capita, per annum) is:

Primary: Secondary: FE: HE:

32p 56p £1.06 £1.67

Current Agreements

ERA has negotiated discounted licence fees with umbrella organisations representing large numbers of educational establishments. As a result some educational establishments may be covered by one centrally held blanket licence.

Local Authority Schools

ERA negotiates blanket licences with individual LEAs in England and Wales and with the Convention of Scottish Local Author it es in Scotland. This means that all LAs are given the opportunity to purchase a blanket licence for all their schools at a substantially discounted rate. Where an LA chooses not to take out a blanket licence, schools are licensed individually at the current published tariff. Currently Haringey, Liverpool, Lambeth, Reading and Ceredigion LAs do not hold blanket licences and these schools are therefore licensed individually. All secondary schools and most primary schools when a blanket licence does not apply take out a licence individually.

Northern Ireland Schools

Schools on Northern Ireland are licensed through a blanket licence held by the Southern Education and Library Board.

Independent Schools

Independent schools are licensed individually at the current published tariff rate. Exceptions to this are schools in membership of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS) and the Girls' Public Day School trust, all of which have a blanket licence agreement with ERA. Please contact ERA for further details.

Further Education

FE Colleges in membership of the Association of Colleges, the Association of Scottish Colleges or the Association of Northern Ireland Colleges are licensed at a discounted rate negotiated with these organisations on behalf of their membership. Colleges not in membership of these organisations are licensed individually at the published tariff rate.

Please contact ERA for further information on the current licensing status of your establishment.