US EditionCould UK’s imposition of VAT on private schools be stopped by court fight?
- The High Court in London began a three-day hearing on April 1st to address challenges to the VAT on private school fees.
- Labour's 2024 manifesto promised to end VAT exemptions and business rates relief for private schools to fund state school investments.
- Nearly 20 families, faith schools, and the ISC representing over 1,400 private schools, brought the legal action claiming discrimination and human rights breaches.
- The policy is forecast to generate £460m in 2024-25 and £1.8bn a year by 2029/30 for 6,500 new teachers and 3,000 new nurseries.
- Lawyers representing the claimants argue the VAT policy threatens access to education, especially for children with SEND or from religious backgrounds, potentially leading to a declaration of incompatibility with human rights law.
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VAT on Private School Fees ‘Ill Thought-Out’ and Damaging, High Court Told
Imposing VAT on private school fees is an “ill thought-out proposal” and has a damaging effect on children and families, the High Court has been told. Several private schools, children who attend them, and their parents, are bringing legal action against the Treasury, claiming the policy of applying VAT to fees is discriminatory and a breach of human rights law. This includes children and families at faith schools, and families who have sent the…
Starmer’s Tax on Private Schools Challenged in Court by Parents
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s move to tax private school fees was described as an unprecedented crackdown that breaches the country’s human rights obligations, in the first substantial court challenge to the plan.
Rachel Reeves faces High Court showdown on private school VAT raid
The High Court will today hear a case that could reshape the landscape of private education in the UK as The Independent Schools Council challenges Labour's highly-controversial VAT tax raid on aspiration.
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Wales OnlineLegal case against tax on private school fees reaches court today
Nearly 20 families and several schools are bringing legal action against the Treasury
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