Schools: Uniforms

(asked on 15th May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to help reduce potential cost barriers to accessing branded school uniform for asylum seeking children.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 22nd May 2023

New statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms came into force in September 2022 which requires schools in England to ensure that their uniforms are affordable. The guidance states that branded items should be kept to a minimum, and any branded items should be low cost or long lasting. It also states that schools should make second hand uniform available for parents to acquire. Schools must have regard to this guidance when developing and implementing their uniform policy. The guidance is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-school-uniforms/cost-of-school-uniforms.

The Department is not taking any additional steps specifically for asylum seeking children to reduce potential cost barriers to them accessing branded school uniform.

The pressures placed on local education and children’s services infrastructure relating to asylum seeking children should be managed through existing processes and funding allocations.

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