Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme: Implementation and Operation Group

Overview

This group was established in September 2021 to provide advice and recommendations to Scottish ministers on the delivery of the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme. The scheme's objective is to improve children’s health and nutrition and to tackle health inequalities.

The group’s role is to ensure that the scheme is meeting its objectives by:    

• considering ways to maximise the opportunities to increase registration to the scheme in order to maximise opportunities for improving child health, across different types of childcare settings in Scotland
• considering and assessing views and evidence, from an operational and delivery perspective at a national level, to ensure the scheme is meeting policy objectives
• considering results of research into the provision of milk, non-dairy alternative drinks and healthy snacks and inform the development of any resulting consultation should change be required
• providing advice to Scottish Government officials on items presented to the group in order to inform Scottish ministers

Members

Members of the group include:

• Scottish Government Chair and Secretariat
• Scottish Government SMHSS Policy Team
• cottish Government Early Learning and Childcare Policy Team
• COSLA
• Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
• The School and Nursery Milk Alliance
• McQueens Dairies 
• Muller Milk and Ingredients 
• National Farmers Union Scotland 
• Scottish Childminding Association
• National Day Nurseries Association 
• Scotland Excel 
• ASSIST Facilities Management 
• Public Health Scotland
• The Vegan Society

Publications

Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme – Implementation and Operation Group: terms of reference