Schools: Uniforms
Commons · Question 31825 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, whether (a) scarves, (b) hats and (c) other optional items of clothing count towards the limit for branded items of uniform.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 3 Mar 2025
School uniform plays a valuable role in creating a sense of common identity among pupils and reducing visible inequalities. However, too many schools require high numbers of costly branded uniform items and it is right that this legislation limits the num...