{"id":65842,"date":"2015-10-15T17:27:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T10:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/parents-pay-millions-more-than-needed-for-school-uniforms-says-watchdog\/"},"modified":"2017-09-08T14:09:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:09:38","slug":"parents-pay-millions-more-than-needed-for-school-uniforms-says-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/parents-pay-millions-more-than-needed-for-school-uniforms-says-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents pay millions more than needed for school uniforms, says watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCompetition and Markets Authority has sent open letter to all headteachers warning that exclusive tie-ups are failing to give parents value for moneyParents could be spending millions of pounds more than they need to on school uniforms because of exclusive deals between schools and suppliers, the government\u2019s competition watchdog has warned.Headteachers and school governing bodies were told by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday that they must let parents \u201cshop around\u201d for affordable uniforms for their children, using supermarkets if they wish rather than be forced to buy more expensive items in exclusive arrangements with suppliers. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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