Private Education: Business Rates

(asked on 13th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on job losses in the independent school sector over the next five years following the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private schools.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 21st May 2026

The impact note on the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private schools can be found online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/removal-of-eligibility-of-private-schools-for-business-rates-charitable-relief

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