AIBU to think there was legislation brought in to say school uniform was NOT to be branded?

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I remember reading something on here a couple of years back saying that the government had made it so that uniform could be bought from anywhere that sells school uniform e.g. from Tesco instead of an official school supplier. I could be wrong on this though.
Our local high school has changed their P.E. kit THREE times in as many years. At first it was available from two or three local uniform shops. Blazer is embroidered with the school symbol as is the jumper, tie, P.E. top and skort and leggings and shorts and fleece and joggers and socks. The jumper is optional. At the end of lockdown they decided that a sportswear brand would supply the P.E. kit. It was only available to order so sizing was an educated guess. Items ordered in July arrived in December!! Some people waited longer. Students were allowed to wear plain black or blue joggers etc while waiting. Now school have sensibly gone back to just non-branded suppliers but still with the school symbol and only available from one shop locally. They have changed the design and changed the top. Luckily they can wear any of the previously bought items so it's going to be pic and mix for Dd as she has some of all 3 different ones.
Why do they need school specific kit?? They aren't competing against other schools and are in the school grounds at all times when wearing it. I thought we'd moved away from this and could buy from wherever sells uniform. Skirts are specific but not logo'd.
Is there legislation on this or can schools keep changing things every year?

Found this on newsround www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62634893.amp

I think the key thing is it says reduce rather than remove which makes it open to interpretation.

It’s been extremely poorly worded to basically give the schools autonomy as to whether they comply or not.
personally at the moment I would be telling every school to shove their uniform where the sun doesn’t shine if I couldn’t afford it.
saying that I’ve been trying to sell school uniform on eBay and local Facebook groups for months it’s actually immaculate because my son changed schools after three weeks and nobody wants to buy it secondhand at a third of the price it is new so clearly people aren’t struggling that much are they

I've picked up some spares from a local charity shop for £2 each. A jumper is £25 new. She lost one at school and if she does that again then I can't afford another £25 to replace. The one from the charity shop looks new.

Can schools really enforce it? Let's say you didn't get any of the schools you applied for, got assigned one with an expensive uniform and said no I'm not going to be paying for all that. What would happen then?

YANBU - The purpose of this guidance is to ensure the cost of school uniforms is reasonable and secures the best value for money.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-school-uniforms/cost-of-school-uniforms#summary

DD’s secondary has changed the uniform completely for this year & the cost has gone from about £70, not including shoes/trainers, to over £250. The PE kit used to be a red shirt & navy joggers & cost me £10, it’s now cost me £60.
Apparently heritage pupils (year 8 & above) can wear the old uniform but not mix & match. It’s outrageous & any complaints are met with “the girls are so excited about it, they designed it etc”. I’m unsure which core group of pupils designed it & how they all came to the conclusion that a navy 3 box pleat skirt & a banner blouse from one stockist not based anywhere near the school was a good idea.

They make you sign the charter day at that and then try and come back to you with imply like it’s a legal document there’s actually absolutely fuck all they can do to enforce it. Imagine the local authority would go nuts at them if they try to exclude a child for non-compliance of uniform can you imagine ?