Issue history

School Meals and Universal Free School Meals for Infants

20/02/2014 - Published in plan, General Exception Notice
13/03/2014 - Agenda item, Cabinet School Meals and Universal Free School Meals for Infants 13/03/2014
18/03/2014 - Published decision: School Meals and Universal Free School Meals for Infants
25/03/2014 - Call-in period expired: School Meals and Universal Free School Meals for Infants
28/03/2014 - Action: SCHOOL MEALS AND UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR INFANTS - (1) The price of a paid school meal be increased to £2.30 from September 2014 in primary schools where services are provided by METRO Services and this increase be recommended to governing bodies of primary and special schools. (2) Subject to the Council's approval the capital grant received to implement universal free school meals for infants in maintained schools totalling £623,802 be included with the capital programme for 2014-15 and be used to progress the range of schemes described. (3) METRO school kitchen staffing number be increased to take account of additional meal numbers, with costs funded by schools and a Department for Education revenue grant based on £2.30 per additional free meal served. Director of Children's Services ; status: overdue