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Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Policy and guidance for prison on planning, preparing and serving safe and acceptable meals for prisoners.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at the CST annual dinner.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
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