One MP has said the current rules on branded school uniforms 'aren’t clear enough'.
An MP says school uniform costs need to be further reduced as parents continue to shoulder big bills when it comes to kitting their children out for a new term.
The Department for Education said it would bring in laws to cap the number of branded school items parents were expected to buy.In Liverpool one woman told BBC Radio Merseyside how she had to visit two separate specialist shops for her children's uniforms as they go to different schools."We can't ever really take advantage of the cheap stuff in supermarkets."
In a letter, Mr Amesbury said the current rules on branded items "aren’t clear enough and can be interpreted differently by schools, or the message simply isn’t getting through".A 2023 survey by the Children Society found parents and carers of secondary school children were paying on average £422 a year on uniform, and about £287 for primary school children.
Ms Davies said its hub in Wallasey had seen a 60% increase on demand from last year and had already given away over 770 items this summer.She called for branded school uniforms to be "simplified" with any branding to be printed on cheaper items such as ties and said schools changing uniforms can be "costly" families.
"That’s why we will legislate through the Children’s Wellbeing Bill to cap the number of items of branded uniform and PE kit that schools can require, helping reduce costs for parents and removing barriers to children accessing sport, so that we can break down the barriers to opportunity.
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