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Pre-school Education: Business Rates

Lords · Question HL7069 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 13 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government why there are different business rate liabilities for fee-charging (1) standalone nursery schools, and (2) nurseries within the curtilage of independent schools.

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 13 May 2025

Private schools in England no longer benefit from business rates charitable rate relief. The definition of a private school is set out in the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act. This definition includes private schools with nursery ...