Member

As set out, apart from the carve-out for private schools that wholly or mainly provide for pupils where an education, health and care plan is maintained, no other carve-outs are considered for the Bill measure. It is the Government’s view that this is the fairest approach, with all users of private schools paying their fair share. Implementing a carve-out based on a fee threshold of £27,642 per annum would result in many private schools being exempt from the measure. Furthermore, implementing any carve-out based on any fee threshold would not only go against the Government’s view that this policy should be applied fairly across all private schools; it would also reduce the amount of revenue that could be raised from the policy.