Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with private schools on the Government's proposed policy to implement VAT on private school fees.

As the Government announced on 29 July, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.

A technical note setting out the details of this policy has been published online here: VAT on Private School Fees & Removing the Charitable Rates Relief for Private Schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Draft VAT legislation has also been published alongside this technical note.

A technical consultation on the legislation and technical note will run until 15 September 2024. The Government is engaging with a range of stakeholders as part of this consultation.