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Schools: Uniforms

Commons · Question 44949 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans for the rules on school uniform contained in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to be adjustable by secondary legislation.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 28 Apr 2025

For too many families, the cost of uniform remains a financial burden. ​This is why the department has introduced legislation to limit the number of branded items of uniform and PE kit that schools can require, to bring down costs for parents and remove b...