Question follow-through · 36551
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to adapt the VAT penalty regime for private schools in the context of the publication of comprehensive guidance by HMRC.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 7 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 13 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to adapt the VAT penalty regime for private schools in the context of the publication of comprehensive guidance by HMRC.
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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13 Mar 2025
Answer published
Since 1 January, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge have been subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This also applies to boarding services provided by private schools. Since the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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