Does the food and drink provided on a school trip need to comply with the standards?
The standards apply to all food and drink provided by local authorities or school governing bodies to pupils on and off schools premises, during an extended school day (up to 6pm), including school trips. Therefore, food and drink provided to pupils by the school (e.g. a packed lunch provided by the school) is required to comply with the standards. Food and drink provided to pupils on school trips by an external provider (e.g. a café in a museum) is not required to comply with the standards. For residential school trips, the standards only apply where it is the local authority or school governing body that provides the accommodation and food to pupils.
