Written questions

Private Education: VAT

Commons · Question 5991 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to HM Revenue and Customs of reimbursing VAT to local councils for pupils with education, health and care (EHC) plans.

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...