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Free School Meals

Commons · Question 44434 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

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Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children educated otherwise than at school that would be eligible for free school meals and are in receipt of (a) free school meals and (b) vouchers in place of f

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Apr 2025

The department expects local authorities to consider free school meal (FSM) provision for children and young people receiving education otherwise than at school (EOTAS) in accordance with Section 61 of the Children and Families Act 2014.  This is set out ...