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12.—(1) The responsible authority shall ensure that children accommodated in each children’s home are provided with food, in adequate quantities for their needs, which is properly prepared, wholesome and nutritious.
(2) So far as is practicable the responsible authority shall ensure that at each main meal there is a choice for each course.
(3) The responsible authority 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.
(4) The responsible authority shall provide within a home—
(a)suitable and sufficient catering equipment, crockery and cutlery to provide for the needs of children accommodated in the home;
(b)proper facilities for the refrigeration and storage of food; and
(c)so far as is practicable, adequate facilities for children to prepare their own food if they so wish.
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