Decision details

All schools must issue vouchers in line with Government Guidance to all eligible FSM throughout the usual Easter School Holiday period, and funding should not be the consideration. FSM provision also needs to be sustained for those pupils eligible by age under the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) requirements, only where they are attending school as they a children of critical workers.
Schools must meet the costs of supporting their vulnerable pupils and code any additional expenditure to CORONA fund source in the hope it may be reimbursed by the DfE or is covered by the COVID-19 grant being provided to the LA. This could also apply to costs of considering a welfare scheme to support the most vulnerable pupils in Bury.
A central list of all children entitled to Free School Meals will also be cross referenced to those families seeking assistance with food parcels in order that the food parcels can be allocated to other vulnerable families who do not qualify for Free School Meals