E/MS1/1/1

File on policy in a number of areas, including the following:

1981 - 1984

From: 1981 To: 1984

- reductions in staff, including caretakers as well as catering staff, due to budget cuts, including: Joint Report of Chief Education Officer & Personnel Officer to Education Committee [1982]; criteria determining establishment of catering staff to schools operating cash cafeterias [1982]; criteria determining establishment of catering staff to lower, middle, infant and junior schools [1982]; notes of meetings with representatives of National Union of Public Employees [NUPE] and General & Municipal Workers Union [GMWU] to discuss the reductions [1982]; suggestions by Cooks and Cooks Supervisors in South Bedfordshire Area to save money, with Local Education Authority responses to ideas [1982]; circular to all kitchen staff setting out revised basic kitchen establishment hours [1982]; job description of post of Supervisory Assistant [1984]; briefing notes for meeting of Education Committee Group and Trade Union representatives [1984]; School Meals Service data including lists of schools where meals were cooked and where a servery only existed [1984]; numbers of and expenditure on caretakers and cleaners [1984]; build up of budget reduction proposals contained in report to Education Committee [1984]; correspondence with General Municipal, Boilermakers & Allied Trades Union (GMBATU) [1984]; - implications of the judgement in the case Lee Jason Blasdale versus Coventry District Council regarding adequate supervisory provision, the plaintiff having been injured by another pupil at lunchtime, including: copy of judgement [1981]; County Secretary’s comments on the judgement [1981]; correspondence on the subject [1982]; - possible contribution of School Meals Service in other areas such as providing meals for the Meals on Wheels Service, including: statistics for Meals on Wheels Service in Bedfordshire [1982]; numbers of meals provided by outside establishments such as London Brick Company and Unilever [1982]; correspondence and notes of discussions [1983]; - proposed industrial action by School Meals Service personnel including: correspondence with NUPE [1982]; notes of meeting with GMWU [1982]; - concern of staff at Richmond Hill Special School, Luton about the numbers of children taking sandwich meals, leading to a deterioration in social standards training [1983]; - trial scheme to provide milk in schools, including: correspondence [1983]; - appointment of County Catering Officer including correspondence [1983]; - explanation of procedure for applying for free school meals following an MP’s question [1984].

Access to material may be permitted under supervision

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Chief Education Officer,
National Union of Public Employees,
County Secretary,
London Brick Company,
Unilever Ltd,
County Catering Officer

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