Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 44949

Schools: Uniforms

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Damian Hinds

ConservativeEast Hampshire

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

Catherine McKinnell
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...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 44949) →

Partner sites