Legal action claims policy breaches rights of children with SEN whose needs cannot be met by UK state schoolsAdding VAT to private school fees discriminates against children with conditions such as autism whose needs cannot be...
Read MoreMost say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policyPredictions that adding VAT to private school fees would set off a wave of parents moving children to the state...
Read MoreEnergy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committeeThe hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her...
Read MoreGovernment accuses Tories and rightwing media of being ‘out of touch’, as VAT policy due to come into forceThe government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on private school fees of being detached from the...
Read MoreIndependent Schools Council says its focus is on children and it is concerned about impact on specialist schoolsThe Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said it will launch legal action against the government’s decision...
Read MoreFigures for 2024 show 46 private schools have closed with 77 opening, despite reports claiming VAT threat has toppled some schools More than 80 private schools closed every year in England on average over the last decade,...
Read MoreBridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policyMembers of a campaign group opposing plans to apply VAT to private school fees have targeted the...
Read MoreVAT-registered schools will be able to claim refunds for tax paid on capital projects over past 10 yearsThe UK’s biggest and richest private schools are in line for substantial financial windfalls as a consequence of...
Read MoreGroup says government policy would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternativesIndependent faith schools have held talks with ministers over a proposal to exempt small private establishments from...
Read MoreJames Murray reaffirms existing timetable despite many in the sector calling for the changes to be deferred until September 2025The Treasury minister James Murray has rejected calls to delay plans to add VAT to private school...
Read MoreThe Treasury refuses to confirm 1 January start date as unions, tax experts and school leaders say it is unworkableGovernment plans to impose VAT on private schools from 1 January next year may have to be delayed because of...
Read MoreEnding tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by criticsClaims that England’s grammars will be “swamped” in September by pupils priced out of private...
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