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<p>The situation regarding teachers’ pay in Wales presents a unique set of circumstances,
in which setting teacher pay rates is currently a reserved matter whilst meeting the
costs of the award is devolved. This means that a UK Government decision to increase
teacher pay has cost implications for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>I can therefore
confirm that, as a result of this inconsistency in the way teacher pay awards are
currently set in Wales, the Welsh Government will receive additional funding of £8.7m
in 2018/19 and £14.8m in 2019/20, in line with the principles set out in the Statement
of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>Setting teacher pay will be fully devolved to Wales
from September 2018 onwards, to pay for the 2019-20 academic year.</p><p> </p>
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