The judicial review of the UK Government’s removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees was scheduled to be heard before the High Court between 1 and 3 April 2025.
The claim challenges the decision on several grounds including that taxing the provision of education breaches the fundamental right to education and that implementation of the policy has a disproportionate effect on some groups of children. The claimants argue that the change threatens access to education that their children need and which the state cannot provide.
Julie Robinson CEO of the Independent Schools Council said: ‘Throughout the debate over charging VAT on education we have consistently said that the diversity within independent schools has been ignored by policymakers. As a result of the government’s blanket approach the impact is likely to be felt immediately by many families and children many of whom have chosen...
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The judicial review of the UK Government’s removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees was scheduled to be heard before the High Court between 1 and 3 April 2025.
The claim challenges the decision on several grounds including that taxing the provision of education breaches the fundamental right to education and that implementation of the policy has a disproportionate effect on some groups of children. The claimants argue that the change threatens access to education that their children need and which the state cannot provide.
Julie Robinson CEO of the Independent Schools Council said: ‘Throughout the debate over charging VAT on education we have consistently said that the diversity within independent schools has been ignored by policymakers. As a result of the government’s blanket approach the impact is likely to be felt immediately by many families and children many of whom have chosen...
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