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<p>The development of a national strategy to implement the existing, long-established
EU School Milk Scheme is not expected to involve substantive changes of policy or
of practice. On this basis, a formal consultation is not envisaged. However, Defra
officials are engaging with a range of stakeholders in the interests of transparency
and to set out our approach. The EU Commission has proposed a more substantial overhaul
of the scheme which, if agreed, would take effect from 2016 onwards. The Department
intends to consult on this wider process although no timescale has yet been established.</p>
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