{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014/section-100A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014/section-100A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/6",
  "legislation_title": "Children and Families Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014",
  "path": "section/100A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "100A",
  "heading": "Allergy safety policy",
  "text": "(1) The arrangements made under section 100 by the appropriate authority for a school to which that section applies must include an allergy safety policy.\n(2) An “allergy safety policy” is a policy for the management of allergies affecting pupils at the school (including the management of pupils at risk of anaphylaxis).\n(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about matters that must be covered in an allergy safety policy.\n(4) The appropriate authority—\n(a) must, at least once every year, review the school’s allergy safety policy;\n(b) must make such changes to the policy as it considers appropriate following a review.\n(5) The appropriate authority must publicise the school’s allergy safety policy in the form of a written document by—\n(a) making the policy generally known within the school and to parents of pupils at the school,\n(b) taking steps, at least once a year, to bring the policy to the attention of all pupils at the school and parents and all persons who work at the school (whether or not for payment), and\n(c) publishing the policy on the school’s website.\n(6) In meeting the duties under this section, the appropriate authority must have particular regard to guidance issued for the purposes of section 100(2) that relates to the management of allergies (including anaphylaxis) in schools.\n(7) The Education Act 1996 and this section are to be read as if this section were included in that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 100A, 100B inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes, 1.9.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 34(1), 78(1)(a)(5); S.I. 2026/933, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/section/100A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:52.883054+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}