PE1914: Ban school uniforms in secondary schools
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to remove the requirement for school uniforms in secondary schools.
Petitioner: Matthew Lewis Simpson
Status: Closed
Date published: 02 November 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (132KB, pdf) (132KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2022
Committee Meetings
19 January 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Scottish Youth Parliament, Children and Young People’s Commissioner and the National Parent Forum of Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 19 January 2022
20 April 2022: The Committee agreed to keep the petition open, pending the publication of the Scottish Government’s consultation on school uniforms. It also agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 20 April 2022
26 October 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government have now published their consultation on school uniforms, and the Cabinet Secretary has indicated they have no plans to abolish the school uniform or mandate for specific school uniform items at a national level.
Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022
Written Submissions
PE1914/A: Scottish Government submission dated 18 November 2021
PE1914/B: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 11 February 2022
PE1914/C: Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland submission of 17 February 2022
PE1914/D: National Parent Forum of Scotland sub mission of 2 March 2022 (126KB, pdf) (126KB, pdf) posted 15 March 2022
PE1914/E: Scottish Youth Parliament submission of 4 March 2022 (133KB, pdf) (133KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2022
PE1914/F: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 19 May 2022 (139KB, pdf) (139KB, pdf) posted 24 May 2022
PE1914/G: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 21 June 2022 (75KB, pdf)