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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Uniforms more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded schools require pupils to wear a burqa or jilbab as part of their uniform. more like this
tabling member constituency Monmouth more like this
tabling member printed
David T. C. Davies remove filter
uin 902428 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-30more like thismore than 2015-11-30
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools’ uniform policies.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities legislation and act reasonably, fairly and flexibly in the interests of all their children.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools’ uniform policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our guidance to schools on school uniform is clear that schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities law, and act reasonably and fairly in the interests of all their students.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We would expect all schools to act flexibly in response to reasonable requests to vary their uniform policy.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department's guidance on school uniform is available online: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a>.</ins></p>
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-30T17:15:11.507Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-30T17:15:11.507Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-12-02T14:18:02.68Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-02T14:18:02.68Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton remove filter
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
1545
label Biography information for David T C Davies more like this