{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-2001/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-2001/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3967",
  "legislation_title": "The Children’s Homes Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Food provided for children",
  "text": "(1) The registered person shall ensure that children accommodated in a children’s home are provided with—\n(a) food which—\n(i) is served in adequate quantities and at appropriate intervals;\n(ii) is properly prepared, wholesome and nutritious;\n(iii) is suitable for their needs and meets their reasonable preferences; and\n(iv) is sufficiently varied; and\n(b) access to fresh drinking water at all times.\n(2) The registered person shall ensure that any special dietary need of a child accommodated in the home, which is due to his health, religious persuasion, racial origin or cultural background, is met.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3967/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:19:04.268533+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."
}