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Defence catering manual: catering, retail and leisure: guidance (JSP 456 part 2, volume 4)

Regulations, instructions and guidance on the catering, retail and leisure concept for those working in armed forces catering.

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From:
Ministry of Defence
Published:
24 September 2010
Last updated:
15 November 2019
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  1. Added the following updated documents: Crown account supplements, In-flight catering and Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL).

  2. Updated the Prelims, Chapter 2 and Chapter 19.

  3. Added 2 updated documents.

  4. Updated the Catering accounting regulations.

  5. Updated the guidance: catering, retail and leisure and the catering accounting regulations chapter 2.

  6. Added updated versions of Catering accounting regulations (updated 20 March 2019), Function definition (updated 20 March 2019) and Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL) (updated 20 March 2019).

  7. Updated: Catering accounting regulations & Catering, Retail & Leisure Guidance

  8. Updated chapters 9, 14 and 16.

  9. Updated the following chapters: Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL) , Catering, retail and leisure concept, Catering accounting regulations, Hospital, rehabilitation and medical reception centre messing Field exercise catering, Crown account supplements, Menu policy and food input standards, Function definition, Inspections and audits, Payment systems, and In-flight catering.

  10. Added Catering Account Regulations (updated October 2018) , Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL) (updated October 2018) and Crown Account Supplements (updated October 2018)

  11. Updated Catering accounting regulations and the catering, retail and leisure manual.

  12. Updated the In Flight Catering and the Catering, Retail and Leisure guidance for April 2018.

  13. Updated the Guidance for catering, retail and leisure (CRL).

  14. Added updated catering accounting regulations February 2018.

  15. Updated several chapters.

  16. Added updated 'Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL)', and chapters 2, 5, 10 and 19.

  17. Added updated versions of Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL), Catering accounting regulations (JSP 456 part 2, volume 4, chapter 2) and Crown account supplements (JSP 456 part 2, volume 4, chapter 6).

  18. Updated guidance and Crown account supplements documents.

  19. Added updated Catering accounting regulations and payment systems

  20. Updated Chapter 5: Crown account supplements

  21. Updated: Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL) and Catering accounting regulations.

  22. Added updated Chapter 6

  23. Updated: Menu policy and food input standards: (JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 6) and Guidance: catering, retail and leisure: (Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4)

  24. Added updated: part 2 guidance and chapter 6

  25. Updated chapters 2 and 19.

  26. Added updated JSP 456 Volume 4 Prelims and chapters 1 to 4, 7, 8, 11.

  27. Added updated Guidance and chapter 2

  28. Added revised parts for Prelims and chapter 17.

  29. Added updated Chapter 2.

  30. Added updated versions of Prelims, Chapter 11, 12 and 19.

  31. Part 2 Volume 4 Prelims e-mail address correction. Part 2 Volume 4 Chapter 7 – 0702 – 0705 text missing on Internet version.

  32. Added new version of documents.

  33. First published.

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Documents

Guidance: catering, retail and leisure (CRL) (updated 15 November 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4

PDF, 81.1 KB, 12 pages

Catering, retail and leisure concept (updated 19 November 2018)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 1

PDF, 77 KB, 2 pages

Catering accounting regulations (updated 9 October 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 2

PDF, 58.6 KB, 8 pages

Hospital, rehabilitation and medical reception centre messing (updated 19 November 2018)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 3

PDF, 93.9 KB, 3 pages

Field exercise catering (updated 19 November 2018)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 4

PDF, 134 KB, 3 pages

Crown account supplements (updated 15 November 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 5

PDF, 103 KB, 9 pages

Menu policy and food input standards (updated 19 September 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 6

PDF, 47.6 KB, 5 pages

Illustrative menu (Annex A)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 6 Annex A

PDF, 51.7 KB, 2 pages

Function definition (updated 20 March 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 7

PDF, 29.6 KB, 2 pages

Inspections and audits (updated 19 November 2018)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 8

PDF, 68.8 KB, 1 page

The employment of core catering manpower (updated 10 January 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 9

PDF, 144 KB, 19 pages

Payment systems (updated 19 November 2018)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume, Chapter 10

PDF, 135 KB, 3 pages

Equipment and infrastructure (updated June 2016)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 11

PDF, 21.1 KB

Catering retail and leisure management

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 12

PDF, 220 KB

Catering, retail and leisure training

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 13

PDF, 48.8 KB, 6 pages

Gainshare and excess income payments (updated 10 January 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 14

PDF, 116 KB, 1 page

Alternative CRL provision

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 15

PDF, 19.9 KB

Gaming machines (updated 10 January 2018)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 16

PDF, 131 KB, 3 pages

Value added tax (updated October 2015)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 17

PDF, 25.3 KB

Service provision payment

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 18

PDF, 13.7 KB, 1 page

In-flight catering (updated 15 November 2019)

Ref: JSP 456 Part 2, Volume 4, Chapter 19

PDF, 94.8 KB, 9 pages

Details

The Defence catering manual, Joint Service Publication (JSP) 456, provides regulations, instructions and guidance for all those working in catering for the UK armed forces.

Volume 4 covers the catering, retail and leisure concept.

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