{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2005/176",
  "legislation_title": "The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "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 takes account of their preferences; and\n(iv) is 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": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 13 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:51.907347+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."
}