Petition

Scrap the addition of VAT for private schools.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The government must not add VAT to private school fees.
Citizens who choose to send their children to a private school already pay twice, once through education taxes and again through school fees.
Hard workers in the middle classes will be primarily affected by this, not politicians children and the upper classes who attend schools such as Eton, thus widening the gap between class in the United Kingdom.
This decision will also take a toll on mental health of children, as well as impact those with disabilities.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition which calls for a similar action:

Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.

Timeline

23 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
16 Dec 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Dec 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 11 Aug 2026.