Dorset special needs school letter to parents saying it has bought a freezer to store extra food to deal with no Deal Brexit risks, increased non-perishable food stocks after the council published its no Deal Brexit risk register, and suggested contacting GPs over prescriptions:
This is after the local council published its Brexit risk register - including an earlier version of this document we obtained over summer, alongside many other council’s similar documents, many of which listed similar concerns dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/your-community…
Councils plans and identifications of these risks were in turn specifically requested by central Government as part of first stage Yellowhammer preparations for No Deal - here’s our story on school meals from last month:
So some will argue its over the top. But the point is it is about the risks identified centrally (ie Yellowhammer) then based on that by councils (Risk Registers) and then based on that by schools or other services, spending cash to mitigate them... whether freezers or fuel tanks
On prescriptions - the specific advice from the school is to check if GPs have contingencies in place over ongoing supply. So that appears to be consistent with policy, ie it’s not telling parents to try to stock up themselves.
