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Interview - Rob Rees, chairman of the Children's Food Trust

The Children's Food Trust is a national charity that provides specialist advice, training and support to anyone who provides food for children.

You will no longer be carrying out the survey of school food after losing your Government funding - what effect do you think this will have?

Knowing how many children are eating good, nutritious food at school is essential in helping to track success and weakness in the system that helps keep our children healthy and well. School food is delivered in so many different ways across England and good national data on this has helped decision-makers to know where to strengthen or adapt support.

The Local Government Association has expressed concern that free schools and academies can opt out of the national food standards. Do you think there should be guidelines for these schools?

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