Question follow-through · 1356
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the issuing of nationwide guidance on school uniform policy, to permit the removal of blazers, jumpers and ties when pupils are uncomfortably hot.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to the issuing of nationwide guidance on school uniform policy, to permit the removal of blazers, jumpers and ties when pupils are uncomfortably hot.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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22 May 2026
Answer published
The department has published non-statutory guidance on school uniform, which encourages schools to ensure their policies are reasonable, inclusive and practical. This includes taking account of the needs and comfort of pupils, for example by allowing flex...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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