Free School Meals

Summary

A request was made for annual cost data regarding free school dinners, milk/orange juice, and pre-school nursery payments from 2012 to the present. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture confirmed that all requested information was sent to the applicant.

Key Facts

• The request covered costs for free school dinners, orange juice, and milk from 2012 to date.
• The request also covered costs for free pre-school nursery payments from 2012 to date.
• The authority responded that all information was sent.
• The response letter was dated 2018-01-26.
• The information is scheduled to be published on the Government website.

Data Disclosed

• 2012
• 2018-01-22
• 2018-01-26
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

I request the answers to the following questions please: 1. The cost of Free School Dinners on an Annual Basis for the years 2012 - to date? 2. The cost of free orange juice and milk for school age children on an annual basis for the years 2012 - to date? 3. The cost of free pre-school nursery payments on an annual basis for the years 2012 - to date?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

The information provided within this response letter will also be published on the Government website in due course should you wish to revisit the information.

If you are unhappy with this response to your Freedom of Information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a Review/Complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post to:

Mr Andrew Shipley, Legal and Administration Manager, Hamilton House, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5EZ.

An electronic version of our Review/Complaint form can be found by going to https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/

Your Review/Complaint request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been conducted.

Appeal Process

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on;

1

Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act; or 2

Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.

In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision.

More detailed information on your rights to review is on the Information Commissioner’s website at https://www.inforights.im/contact-us/

Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Further information about Freedom of Information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi

Yours sincerely