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Health Professions: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT rules on the accessibility and affordability of services provided by CBT psychotherapists, counsellors and other health professionals on PSA Accredited Reg

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT rules on the accessibility and affordability of services provided by CBT psychotherapists, counsellors and other health professionals on PSA Accredited Reg

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Many services provided directly or supervised by registered health professionals are exempt from VAT, meaning no VAT is charged to the final consumer. This does not apply to professionals who do not have statutory registers, such as counsellors and psycho...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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