Schools: Catering
Lords · Question HL6124 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Knight of Weymouth
To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms exist to ensure that catering contracts agreed by schools and academies comply with the duty in the Children and Families Act 2014 to support pupils with medical conditions, by including provision for childr
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 10 Apr 2025
For the provision of school food, catering companies and suppliers are subject to allergen and packaging rules and regulations, such as the Food Information Regulations. Compliance with the Regulations falls under the responsibility of the Food Standards ...