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<p>The National Offender Management Service is responsible for setting food policy for all prison establishments in England and Wales.</p><p>Specific arrangements for religious festivals are made locally by prisons. Guidance is included in three Prison Service Instructions - 51/2011 (Faith and Pastoral Care for Prisoners, currently being revised to include information on Quakerism and Rastafari), 44/2010 (Catering Meals for Prisoners) and 33/2013 (Religious festival dates for 2014), copies of which are in the House Library. Rastafarian prisoners and some Orthodox prisoners celebrate Christmas on 7 January. On this date, prisoners will have access to a published menu and be able to pre-select a meal of their choice. Any decision to include a meal option specifically to mark this day will be taken locally.</p> |