Question follow-through · 8725
Private Education: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to help reduce the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees for children at independent schools (a) who need SEND support and (b) do not have an E
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 11 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to help reduce the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees for children at independent schools (a) who need SEND support and (b) do not have an E
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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21 Oct 2024
Answer published
Local authorities fund pupils’ places in private schools where their needs can only be met in a private school. For example, in England, where attendance at a private school is required by a child’s education, health and care plan, local authorities will ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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