Private school fees are to become subject to VAT from New Year’s Day as ministers reportedly draw up plans to handle a potential wave of school closures. The government’s policy to end the charitable status of fee-paying schools which exempts them from paying 20 per cent value added tax (VAT) to the Treasury as of

The Independent Schools Council has filed a judicial review claiming that Labour's flagship education policy is discriminatory

The Government’s VAT raid on private schools is discriminatory against certain pupils, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) has claimed in a legal challenge.

Officials are braced for the collapse of some private schools because of the Government’s VAT raid on fees, according to reports. Contingency plans are being drawn up for an influx in demand for state school places from private school pupils driven out of the sector because of the Government’s VAT raid on fees, The Times reported.

Officials are preparing contingency plans for potential private school closures as the Government's VAT raid on fees is set to take effect in January. Whitehall sources have confirmed they are bracing for possible shutdowns,

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports - A Whitehall source told The Times the government was bracing itself for possible school closures - although a spo