The Scottish Government, local authorities and individual schools must take steps to address the barriers which discourage children and young people in secondary schools from taking up free school meals; working with children and young people to create offers of support which better meet their needs. 5 Page 60, Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-2026. Available here: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2022/03/best- start-bright-futures-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2022-26/documents/best-start-bright-futures- tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2022-2026/best-start-bright-futures-tackling-child-poverty-delivery- plan-2022-2026/govscot%3Adocument/best-start-bright-futures-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan- 2022-2026.pdf?