Dear Grant Thomson,

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your information request received on 01/12/2023 13:54 our ref FCIR: 49352 relating to School Meal Products.

The information you have requested is subject to the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. This requires us under Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to apply exemption S39(2) The Environment, as the information is obliged by regulations under S62 to make available to the public in accordance with the Regulations.

We will continue to proceed with your request under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, which allows us 20 working days from the date after receipt of your original request.

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you have the right to request a review of the decision. Please write to: Head of Legal & Democratic Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address]. The law provides for you to make this request up to 40 workings days from when you receive this correspondence. We add a further three working days to allow time for delivery of our response giving you up to 43 working days from the date of this correspondence to ask for a review. Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.

Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Head of Legal & Democratic Services that falls outside this timescale.

Yours sincerely

James Brand
Fife Council

Dear Grant Thomson,

 

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 – REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION

 

I refer to your information request received on 01/12/2023, our ref FCIR:
49352. 

 

I have detailed the information you requested below and trust that it
meets your requirements.

 

Request

I am writing to request information regarding the type of meat that is
being served to children in nursery, primary, and secondary schools across
Fife.

Specifically, I would like to inquire whether the meat served is halal. If
it is, I kindly request a comprehensive list of halal products being used
and information on the schools where these products are served.

 

Response

 

Halal Meat - Halal Diced Chicken Breast and Halal Beef Mince is offered in
all Fife Schools on request only and when suitable, as an alternative
within a recipe. ie; Chicken Korma. 

 

This request comes via the process of Specific Dietary Requirement form -
Covering Medical and religious requests. 

 

I would like to draw your attention to the copyright situation in relation
to the material.

 

The Council holds the copyright for all of the material provided and it
may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring
specific permission.  This is subject to the material not being used in a
derogatory manner or in a misleading context.  The source of the material
must be acknowledged as Fife Council and the title of the document must be
included when being reproduced as part of another publication or service.

 

If you are dissatisfied with this response, you can ask us to carry out a
review of the decision.  You must do this in writing (or other permanent
form) within 40 working days of the date of this email.  Your review
should explain why you are dissatisfied with our response and we will
respond to you within 20 working days of receipt.  A review should be made
to the Head of Legal & Democratic Services:

Post: Head of Legal & Democratic Services

Finance & Corporate Services

Fife House

North Street

Glenrothes

KY7 5LY

Email: [1][email address]

 

If you remain dissatisfied following the review stage, you have the right
to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. Please
refer to the following guidance on how to make a valid appeal:
[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Elaine Walters | Co-ordinator – Information Requests

Information Management & Requests Team | Customer & Online Services | Fife
Council | Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Fife KY7 5LT

Email:  [3][email address]

 

Please note I can be contacted via MS Teams or email

 

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