This guidance and templates are to assist schools to manage the food safety requirements relating to the range of activities involving food that are operated and managed by schools themselves, not those activities that are contracted out to another food business (e.g. Third party for Foods for lunchtime meals covered under Catering).

Activities involving food for which the school has responsibility may include: breakfast or after school clubs, cooking clubs, tuck shops, cake sales, parties/discos, and events such fetes, barbeques, quiz nights etc.

In addition, schools may let their kitchen facilities to members of the school, the PTA, those operating on the school’s behalf or wider community.  Legally, schools retain responsibility for ensuring that food hygiene standards are met in these situations.

Schools must comply with the legal requirements under The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006.

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