Private Education: VAT
Commons · Question 5989 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received legal advice on the compatibility of plans to charge VAT on independent school fees with Articles (a) 2 and (b) 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 14 Oct 2024
On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...