Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

Amendment 107 107: After Clause 43, insert the following new Clause— "Free meals for 16 to 18 year olds in colleges (1) A local education authority may provide registered students at— (a) a sixth form college; or (b) a further education college, who are over compulsory school age, but under 19, with meals. (2) Where provision is made under subsection (1) it shall be made in a case within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection, either on the college premises or at any other place where education is being provided. (3) A local education authority shall exercise their power under subsection (1) to provide college lunches for any person if— (a) any prescribed requirements are met; (b) a request for the provision of college lunches has been made by or on behalf of that person to the authority; and (c) either— (i) that person is eligible for free lunches (within the meaning of section 512ZB(4) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56)); or (ii) in the case of a person within subsection (1)(a), it would not be unreasonable for the authority to provide the lunches. (4) Where the local education authority provide a lunch in accordance with subsection (3) to a person who is eligible for free lunches, the authority shall provide the meal free of charge."