- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 1777
The Education (Nutritional Standards for School Lunches) (England) Regulations 2000
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| Made | 6th July 2000 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 12th July 2000 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st April 2001 |
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 114(1) and (4) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998[1] the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Nutritional Standards for School Lunches) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to the provision of school lunches for registered pupils at schools maintained by local education authorities in England.
Food groups
2. For the purposes of these Regulations, food shall be divided into the following five groups -
(a)
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A. Fruit and vegetables. These include fruit and vegetables in all forms (whether fresh, frozen, canned, dried or in the form of juice).
B. Starchy foods. These include bread, chapatis, pasta, noodles, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, millet and cornmeal.
C. Meat, fish and other non dairy sources of protein. These include meat and fish in all forms (whether fresh, frozen, canned or dried) including meat or fish products, eggs, nuts, pulses and beans, other than green beans.
D. Milk and dairy foods. These include milk, cheese, yoghurt (including frozen yoghurt and drinking yoghurt), fromage frais, milkshakes and custard but not butter or cream.
E. Foods containing fat and foods containing sugar. These include margarine, butter, other spreading fats, cooking oils and fats, oil based salad dressings, mayonnaise, salad cream, cream, chocolate, crisps, biscuits, pastries, cakes, puddings, ice cream, rich sauces, gravies, jam, sugary soft drinks, sweets, sugar and jelly but not any foods falling within any other group.
Nutritional requirements for children who attend nursery schools or nursery units in primary schools
3.
Each day food from each of the groups A, B, C and D shall be available as part of school lunches for registered pupils at nursery schools or nursery units in primary schools.
Nutritional requirements for pupils at primary schools
4.
- (1) The requirements specified in paragraph (2) shall be complied with in the provision of school lunches for registered pupils at primary schools other than special schools.
(2) On each day food from each of the groups A, B, C and D shall be available so that -
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(a) within group A,
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(i) fresh fruit, fruit tinned in juice, or fruit salad shall be available every day;
(ii) a fruit based dessert shall be available at least twice in any week;
(iii) a type of vegetable (which does not fall within group B) shall be available every day;
(b) within group B, fat or oil shall not be used in the cooking process on more than three days in any week;
(c) within group C,
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(i) fish shall be available at least one day in any week;
(ii) red meat shall be available on at least two days in any week.
(3) For the purposes of lunches for registered pupils at primary schools, sources of protein in group C can include dairy sources of protein.
Nutritional requirements for pupils at secondary schools
5.
- (1) The requirements specified in paragraph (2) shall be complied with in the provision of school lunches for registered pupils at secondary schools other than special schools.
(2) On each day two types of food from each of groups A, B, C and D shall be available so that -
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(a) within group A both a fruit and a vegetable shall be available;
(b) within group B on every day that a food cooked in oil or fat is available, a food not cooked in fat or oil shall also be available;
(c) within group C, fish shall be available on at least two days in any week and red meat shall be available on at least three days in any week.
Nutritional requirements for pupils at community and foundation special schools
6.
Either the requirements of Regulation 4 or Regulation 5 shall be complied with in the provision of school lunches for registered pupils at community or foundation special schools.
Jacqui Smith
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment
6th July 2000
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations introduce nutritional standards for school lunches for registered pupils at maintained nursery schools, community, foundation and voluntary schools and community and foundation special schools.
Notes:
[1] 1998 c. 31. By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. For the meaning of "regulations" see section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).back
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