VAT and Private school fees - update
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The Private school lobby have lost their court bid to overturn this policy.
‘Private school fees are set independently of government and are inherently subject to market forces. Parents always have the option of not paying any school fees at all - and therefore no VAT - by sending their children to a state school or educating them at home,’ .
Exactly what numerous people have been arguing here for the last year.
Private schools and parents lose court battle over chancellor's decision to impose VAT on fees | Law Gazette
‘Private school fees are set independently of government and are inherently subject to market forces. Parents always have the option of not paying any school fees at all - and therefore no VAT - by sending their children to a state school or educating them at home,’ .
Exactly what numerous people have been arguing here for the last year.
Private schools and parents lose court battle over chancellor's decision to impose VAT on fees | Law Gazette
Reply 1
Original post
by McGingerThe Private school lobby have lost their court bid to overturn this policy.
‘Private school fees are set independently of government and are inherently subject to market forces. Parents always have the option of not paying any school fees at all - and therefore no VAT - by sending their children to a state school or educating them at home,’ .
Exactly what numerous people have been arguing here for the last year.
Private schools and parents lose court battle over chancellor's decision to impose VAT on fees | Law Gazette
‘Private school fees are set independently of government and are inherently subject to market forces. Parents always have the option of not paying any school fees at all - and therefore no VAT - by sending their children to a state school or educating them at home,’ .
Exactly what numerous people have been arguing here for the last year.
Private schools and parents lose court battle over chancellor's decision to impose VAT on fees | Law Gazette
I didn't think that they would have succeeded in overturning the UK government decision on the VAT situation.
Reply 2
McGinger
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There were around 11,000 fewer pupils in private schools in January 2026 compared with the same point last year, according to DfE data. BUT this is a deceptive stat as its not all to do with VAT on fees. There is also a demographic decline - fewer children in both private and state education - so that figure would have gone down anyway. However, despite all the hand-wringing, clearly there has not been a mammoth exodus from private schools and as predicted, parents have just absorbed the increase.
Reply 3
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although I have nothing against any private school, I always thought this legal action was a lost cause, a complete waste of time and money
(edited 9 months ago)
Reply 4
McGinger
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Original post
by meenu89although I have nothing against any private school, I always though this legal action was a lost cause, a complete waste of time and money
Just lawyers seeing ££ signs.
Mugs.
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