Written questions

Private Education: VAT

Commons · Question 6008 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether charged-for education provided in (a) church premises and (b) other dual-use locations that are charitably exempt will be liable for (i) VAT and (ii) business rates.

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...