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Allergy safety policy: model and checklist

You must have an allergy safety policy to meet the requirements of Benedict's Law. Adapt our model or use our checklist to write your own.

Updated
on 7 August 2026See updates
Ref: 41645
Statutory/mandatory for:
Maintained schools
Academies
Free schools
Independent schools
Pupil referral units
Non-maintained special schools
Contents
  1. You must have an allergy safety policy
  2. Download our model policy
  3. Use our policy checklist
  4. Train your staff to support pupils

You must have an allergy safety policy

This applies to:

  • Maintained schools (including special schools)
  • Academies (including free schools and alternative provision academies)
  • Pupil referral units 

If you're a school in a multi-academy trust, your trust is responsible for making sure you have an allergy safety policy. Check if your trust has a central policy it wants you to use.

While it's not currently a statutory requirement for independent schools (including independent special schools) and non-maintained special schools, the government intends to make it so. You should put a policy in place unless you have a good reason not to.

This is set out on page 20 of the statutory allergy safety guidance from the DfE.

The allergy safety policy is in addition to your policy on supporting pupils with medical conditions.

Appoint an allergy safety lead

Review your policy