Written Question·Treasury·UIN 5991

Private Education: VAT

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Damian Hinds

ConservativeEast Hampshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to HM Revenue and Customs of reimbursing VAT to local councils for pupils with education, health and care (EHC) plans.

Answer

James Murray
On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...

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