Question reference: S6W-17840
- Date lodged: 12 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Natalie Don on 25 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servant staff roles in the Scottish Government are dedicated to delivering universal breakfast provision in all (a) primary and (b) special schools, and how many individual civil servants this is divided between.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to developing plans to deliver free breakfasts to all primary and special school children. Understanding the need from children and families for breakfast provision and planning how to respond to that forms part of several civil servant roles within the Directorate for Children and Families. Civil servants operate flexibly across a range of policies and programmes according to the specific requirements of the work at any time. For example, Directorate officials routinely engage with stakeholders, such as providers and partners in school age childcare early adopter communities, to discuss this policy.