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Schools: Uniforms

Commons · Question 44950 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 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 there will be a de minimis value below which a required uniform item would not count towards the limits for branded items of school uniform.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Apr 2025

There will not be a de minimis value below which a required uniform item would not count towards the limit for branded items of school uniform. The department wants to ensure that the action we are taking to reduce the cost of uniform provides schools and...