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Second Chance CIC in Hendon, Sunderland, collects donations of pre-worn items which are offered to those in need for no charge.It comes as the Department for Education (DfE) tries to change the law to limit the number of compulsory branded items required by schools to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students, in a bid to cut costs for families.

Wendy English, director of Second Chance, said on average 20 families used the service each day and, "on top of bills and food, people just can't afford clothing".The government believes parents in England will save around £50 per child through its school uniform measures, which it hopes to introduce in September 2026.However, school uniform manufacturers claim the plans could end up costing them more.

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Billbefore becoming law.

Second Chance, which opened in April 2023, restocks its uniform donations daily and customers are able to access items without needing a referral service.

"We can struggle to restock the shop," Mrs English said.A decision to embargo a report on the bombing of Hull until 2042 is "unjustifiable", an MP has said.

Dame Diana Johnson wrote to the National Archives (NA) earlier this month to ask why the study – into the impact of German attacks on the city during World War Two – had never been released.The NA has now confirmed that the report is under wraps for 100 years and said it was looking into the questions raised by the MP.

Prof David Atkinson, an expert on the Hull Blitz, said the report was likely to have contained sensitive information when written, but why the embargo had not been lifted after more than 80 years was a mystery.during German bombing raids on Hull, with 3,000 injured and more than 150,000 made homeless.