Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 2615
A Bill to make provision for guidance to schools about the costs aspects of school uniform policies.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Mike Amesbury, Labour
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
Commencement 18 The Bill will come into force two months after the day on which it is passed.
The Government first committed to putting the cost aspects of the current non-statutory uniform guidance on a statutory footing in 2015, as part of the ‘A Better Deal’ Plan1, to ensure that families get best value for money for school uniforms. It also covers a number of other 1 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-better-deal-boosting-competition-to-bring-down-bills-for- families-and-firms 2 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform issues relating to uniform such as equalities considerations.
Commencement 18 The Bill will come into force two months after the day on which it is passed.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Commencement 18 The Bill will come into force two months after the day on which it is passed.. The people who would notice most are: The Government first committed to putting the cost aspects of the current non-statutory uniform guidance on a statutory footing in 2015, as part of the ‘A Better Deal’ Plan1, to ensure that families get best value for money for school uniforms. It also covers a number of other 1 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-better-deal-boosting-competition-to-bring-down-bills-for- families-and-firms 2 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform issues relating to uniform such as equalities considerations.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Commencement 18 The Bill will come into force two months after the day on which it is passed..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Commencement 18 The Bill will come into force two months after the day on which it is passed.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Mike Amesbury, Labour.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Commencement 18 The Bill will come into force two months after the day on which it is passed.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: The Department intends to include the following issues in the guidance: cost considerations when creating or reviewing a uniform policy including minimising the use of branded items, regular competitive tendering for uniform suppliers, provision of second- hand uniform and other support, providing information to parents about uniform requirements, complaints and pupil non-compliance. school leaders, and other interested parties, such as parents, local authorities and uniform suppliers (who are unlikely to be legally qualified).
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: This new section imposes (in subsection (1)) a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to issue guidance to relevant schools in England on the costs aspects of school uniform policies, to which the appropriate authority of those schools must have regard (see definitions under ‘Commentary on provisions of Bill’ below). Subsection (1) imposes a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to issue guidance to the appropriate authorities of relevant schools on the costs aspects of school uniform policies.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2022-04-05
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2021-05-05
Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-05-16
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-10-03
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-09-21
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.