Motion

Motion TitleSchool Uniforms

Motion TextThat this Assembly recognises that the cost of living crisis is having a devastating impact on many families and individuals across Northern Ireland and that the cost of school uniforms places a substantial additional financial burden on many households; notes with concern the findings from the Irish League of Credit Unions that one third of parents get into debt each year buying school uniforms; calls on the Minister of Education to introduce a price cap on total school uniform costs across primary and secondary education; further calls on the Minister to raise the school uniform grant to match the school uniform price cap to ensure that all grant recipients receive the actual cost of their child's school uniform; and calls on the Department of Education to place Circular 2011/04 - Guidance to schools on school uniform policy (revised June 2018) on a statutory footing, requiring schools to demonstrate compliance.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office29/09/2022