The latest confirmed development in the school meal contracts is that the council records a decision for this window and gives its written reason. The update comes from the kitchens at East Gate School; the board outcome is that it approved a narrower exception with an appeal route.

Nia Ball, school meal coordinator, confirmed 33 meals delivered before the midday bell in the file. The previous window recorded 31; the totals do not settle how to keep meals on time when separate schools use a temporary shared store.

The unresolved point is specific: The vendor counts a delivery at the store door. Kitchen staff count it when food reaches each school. The board has recorded that it approved a narrower exception with an appeal route.

The current action follows the board outcome that it approved a narrower exception with an appeal route.

NEXT UPDATE: The board recorded the outcome that it approved a narrower exception with an appeal route. A fresh window will use a new date and source record.