FOI Request - School Lunch Debt
Request 101003361738
1. The amount of ‘school lunch debt’ owed to the local authority through non-payment for school meals, at the end of the school year for 2019/20
o Broken down by primary school, secondary school, and the total
2. The amount of ‘school lunch debt’ owed to the local authority through non-payment for school meals, at the end of the school year for 2022/23 (or the most recent date for which there are figures)
o Broken down by primary school, secondary school, and the total
3. The local authority’s current policy on recouping the debt - if it plans to, and how it does this if so.
Response 11-08-2023
1.
| Outstanding Invoice | Amount on Ipay | |
| Primary | £50.00 | Data not held in school year* |
| Secondary | Nil | Nil |
| Total | £50.00 |
*Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
2.
| Outstanding Invoice | Amount on Ipay | Total | |
| Primary | £14,716.66 | £17120.32 | |
| Secondary | Nil | Nil | |
| Total | £14716.66 | £17120.30 | £31836.96 |
3. Currently unpaid school meal debt is pursued in the first instance by the service via emails and letters but should this prove unsuccessful and the debt continues to grow, the issue is transferred to the Councils Sundry debt system and invoices raised for the total value outstanding. The resultant debt is then subject to the Councils Sundry Debt Policy and pursued accordingly and may include referral to an external debt collector.