Post by Handyman on Nov 1, 2024 10:55:13 GMT
Private schools will mount a legal challenge to Labour's imposition of VAT on private school fees.
The Independent Schools Council which represents most fee-paying schools in the UK, voted in favour of legal action against the Government yesterday.
The body, which represents 1,400 private schools, will claim the Government's policy is discriminatory, including against children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The have instructed Lord Pannick KC to fight their case, Private school fees will be subject to VAT from January when Labour ends an exemption for the provision of education, the Chancellor confirmed yesterday.
The body, which represents 1,400 private schools, will claim the Governments policy is discriminatory, including against children with special educational needs and disabilities
The ISC is hoping for a judicial review of the policy on the grounds that it breaches articles of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Office for Budget Responsibility believes the move will send 35,000 children from private schools into the state sector.
In an email seen by the BBC, Chief Executive Julie Robinson said they 'will be defending the rights of families who have chosen independent education, but who may no longer be able to do so as a direct result of VAT on their fees
The Independent Schools Council which represents most fee-paying schools in the UK, voted in favour of legal action against the Government yesterday.
The body, which represents 1,400 private schools, will claim the Government's policy is discriminatory, including against children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The have instructed Lord Pannick KC to fight their case, Private school fees will be subject to VAT from January when Labour ends an exemption for the provision of education, the Chancellor confirmed yesterday.
The body, which represents 1,400 private schools, will claim the Governments policy is discriminatory, including against children with special educational needs and disabilities
The ISC is hoping for a judicial review of the policy on the grounds that it breaches articles of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Office for Budget Responsibility believes the move will send 35,000 children from private schools into the state sector.
In an email seen by the BBC, Chief Executive Julie Robinson said they 'will be defending the rights of families who have chosen independent education, but who may no longer be able to do so as a direct result of VAT on their fees
