FOI Request - School and Nursery Packed Lunch Policies

Request 101004006648

1. The number of schools and nurseries within your council area that currently remove, confiscate, replace, or otherwise prohibit items from children’s packed lunches brought from home.

2. The names of those schools and nurseries.

3. Copies of any guidance, policies, agreements, or instructions issued by the council to schools or nurseries concerning:

a) packed lunch monitoring
b) removal of food items
c) nutritional standards for home-provided lunches
d) the authority to prevent a child from consuming food brought from home

4. Details of the legal basis relied upon by the council, schools, or nurseries for removing or prohibiting food items from children’s packed lunches, including:

a) relevant legislation
b) statutory guidance
c) public health regulations

5. The number of complaints, concerns, or disputes received by the council in the last five years relating to schools or nurseries removing food from children’s packed lunches.

6. Any records, communications, or guidance discussing the limits of a school’s or nursery’s authority over food provided by parents.