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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes, for the purposes of section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996, that where a parent is in receipt of the guarantee credit part of State Pension Credit their child is entitled to free school lunches.

A previous Order (The Education (Free School Lunches) ({Prescribed Tax Credits) Order 2003 (SI 2003/383)) prescribed Child Tax Credit for the purposes of section 512ZB.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.