Huge support for affordable school uniforms law

People who responded said branding and logos on school uniforms were a particular problem.

Some said having to buy a branded uniform or with a school logo made uniforms more expensive.

There was also some opposition to schools requiring pupils to wear PE kit made by a particular brand.

Uniforms being “generic” and “widely available in a range of stores” was a common view.

Campaigner and Alliance councillor Naomi McBurney told BBC News NI: “Branded sports kits are a financial drain.

“Parents and guardians are at the end of their tether.”

But some respondents said branded uniform was “often better quality and harder wearing”.

Some questioned whether school uniforms were needed at all, calling them “outdated and unnecessary” and “out of touch with modern society”.

Others said the “rationale” for uniforms preparing children for the world of work was “no longer relevant”.

Other respondents said that girls should have the option to wear trousers and “should not be forced to wear skirts”.