The spending of the Department for Education
There will be a debate on estimates relating to the department for Education in the House of Commons chamber on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Robert Halfon MP.

The Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill 2019-20 was introduced by Mike Amesbury MP following the Private Members' Bills Ballot on 9 January 2020. The Bill is supported by the Government.
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill 2019-20 (421 KB , PDF)
The Bill requires statutory guidance to be published on how schools should design and implement their uniform policies, with particular regard to the cost of uniform. Guidance is currently published by the Department for Education, but is not on a statutory footing.
There is no currently legislation in place on school uniform. However, the Department for Education strongly encourages that schools have a uniform and expects schools to take account of its guidance.
Concerns about the cost of school uniform have been raised regularly in recent years, by select committees, the Children’s Commissioner for England, and in particular by the Children’s Society. The charity has published reports highlighting that concerns about uniform costs can lead to children wearing ill-fitting, dirty, or incorrect uniform, and in some cases affect parents’ choice of school for their child.
In 2015, the Government announced that it would legislate to put current best practice guidance on a statutory footing, including that exclusivity arrangements with retailers for uniforms should be avoided. However, no relevant legislation has been laid before Parliament.
Schools policy is a devolved issue. The provisions in this Bill would have affect in England.
At the start of each new parliamentary year, all backbench MPs are invited to enter a ballot. The few MPs who are lucky in the draw may each bring in a Bill of their choosing. Mike Amesbury was drawn in first position in the ballot held on 9 January 2020.
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill 2019-20 (421 KB , PDF)
There will be a debate on estimates relating to the department for Education in the House of Commons chamber on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Robert Halfon MP.
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