Allergy Safety in Schools

Schools are reminded that the Department for Education's new statutory guidance Supporting Children and Young People with Medical Conditions and Allergy (commonly referred to as Benedict's Law) comes into effect from September 2026.

To support schools in preparing for the new requirements, Norfolk County Council has published a suite of allergy safety resources, including:

• NCC Model Allergy Safety Policy
• Allergy Safety and Adrenaline Auto-Injector (AAI) Guidance
• Model Allergy Register
• Standardised Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP) Template
• Guidance on purchasing spare AAIs, including a pharmacy ordering template

Schools are encouraged to review their current arrangements and make use of the resources available ahead of the Autumn Term implementation date. Schools also need to ensure that they implement the revised versions of our NCC model policy for schools P611s Pt1 and Part 2, and the Governors version P611b that have been updated to reflect these changes.

Access all guidance and supporting documents here:

Allergy Safety in Schools - InfoSpace

Coming Soon - in development - Free Staff eLearning

Norfolk LAM schools will have access to free allergy awareness training to support compliance with staff training requirements and ensure confidence in recognising and responding to allergic reactions and anaphylaxis - we will update you when this is available.