Purpose

To seek approval to accept the annual grant
from the Department for Education offered to the Council for the
purpose of providing a county wide offer of Holiday Activities and
Food for free school meal eligible children for a minimum of 4
hours per day for 4 days over the Easter school holidays; a minimum
of 4 hours per day for 16 days over the Summer school holidays and
a minimum of 4 hours per day for 4 days over the Christmas school
holidays

Decision

The Executive Member has approved the
acceptance a grant in the sum of £1,420,280 from the
Department for Education to deliver the national Holiday Activities
& Food Programme (HAF) for North Yorkshire in
2025/26.