Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to provide advice to (a) free schools and (b) the parents and guardians of children attending free schools on whether they are subject to the statutory guidance on cost of school uniforms.
The Department provides regular updates to schools, including free schools, to remind them of their statutory obligations to ensure the cost of school uniform is reasonable and secures best value for money for parents.
The Department has also provided information through the Education Hub to support parents and carers in understanding the statutory guidance on the cost of school uniform and what it means for their school.
This information on the Education Hub can be found at: https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2022/09/01/back-to-school-week-school-uniform-what-you-need-to-know/.