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[A new law aimed at making school
uniforms cheaper in England and Wales
will not be in place in time for the
start of this school year.

Headteachers are waiting for the
new statutory guidance on uniforms,
which will make schools place affordability
at the centre of their uniform policy.
The government says schools should expect
full details in the autumn.

But that means parents will not benefit
from the changes as schools go back this September.

According to The Children's Society,
the average uniform costs £315 per
primary school pupil and £337 per secondary pupil.

Mike Amesbury, the Labour MP
who first introduced the legislation,
said he would be "incredibly disappointed"
if any further delays to the guidance
meant that the changes weren't fully
in force for the start of the next academic year,
beginning in September 2022.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58359541


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