23Additional meals

23 Additional meals

(1) If an office holder is absent for a greater number of meal periods than that covered by the travel allowance payment (the rate nominally covers 3 meals per day) and provides evidence that actual meal costs exceeded the meal component for the absence, payment at the rates set out in Table 6C or 6D may be made for the additional meal or meals. (2) Subject to certification by the employing authority, this may include meal periods on the day of return to an office holder’s home base or office locality where, ordinarily, no travel allowance would be payable.