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School Meals: Standards

Asked by Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 104662

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to introduce monitoring arrangements to assess compliance with the updated school food standards once they are in force.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The department aims to revise the School Food Standards and is engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history.

School governors and trustees have a statutory duty to ensure compliance, holding school leaders to account for meeting the School Food Standards. Through our review, we will engage with the sector on a range of matters, including improving compliance.

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