Labour says cap on school uniform items could save families £50 a child

Nearly a quarter of primary and 70% of secondary schools require five or more branded items. Photograph: courtneyk/Getty Images

Plans to cap the number of branded uniform items schools in England can require to three, plus a tie, could save families more than £50 a child, with additional annual savings of £450 from free breakfast clubs in all primaries, the government has said.

The cost-saving measures are laid out in the government’s children’s wellbeing and schools bill which is due to be debated on Wednesday when it gets its second reading in parliament.