The policy follows Benedict Blythe’s story and aims to standardize safety measures across all schools, including clear healthcare plans and allergy policies to protect students and staff.

Health and education ministers welcomed the guidance as essential for child safety, while unions warn that funding and staffing are needed for proper implementation.

Education Minister Olivia Bailey announced that the guidance will ensure life-saving equipment and training in every school, protecting hundreds of thousands of children and about 1.5 million school staff.

Officials emphasize that allergy safety knowledge should extend beyond classrooms to the wider school community.

Implementation notes require clear processes for storing, accessing, discarding, and reordering AAIs, with concerns about stock availability and government coordination.

The policy targets widespread safety improvements across schools, including comprehensive allergy policies and healthcare plans.

A new UK guidance, Benedict’s Law, will require all schools to stock adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) and train staff to respond to allergic emergencies, with the rollout starting in September.

The Department for Education guidance also mandates on-site AAIs, staff training to recognize and respond to allergic reactions, and a published allergy policy from September.

The reforms are inspired by Benedict Blythe’s death from an allergic reaction in 2021 and are supported by his family and the Benedict Blythe Foundation.

Advocacy from the Blythe family and the National Allergy Strategy Group presents the policy as a lasting legacy to protect hundreds of thousands of children and school staff.

The guidance covers millions of adults working in schools and countless students by codifying allergy policies and healthcare plans.

Stakeholders, including The Allergy Team and NAHT, back the plan but call for reliable funding, staffing, and supply chains for AAIs.