A Bill to make provision for the creation of a Code regarding the procurement of sustainable food by public bodies; for the review and development of the Code; for the regulatory enforcement of the Code by public bodies; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would create a duty on the Secretary of State to prepare a Code for Sustainable Food to promote the procurement of healthy and sustainable food by public bodies. This Code could be made compulsory if uptake was not sufficiently extensive.
House of Commons
1 May 2012
This bill would require the government to create a Code for Sustainable Food to guide how public bodies buy food. It aims to promote healthier and more sustainable food in public sector purchases, and the Code could become compulsory if not enough bodies adopt it.
The bill is currently at Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee scrutiny and then to further readings before becoming law.
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