Petition

NO VAT ON PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Cancel VAT on private schools , many parents working on the breadline just to give their children a better chance of education .
Adding VAT to private schools has effected many parents heavily to the degree they have had to pull out their children from a better chance of education , and send them to government schools , adding more pressure to the government schools as well as ruining a better opportunity of education for their children overall .

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

27 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jan 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jan 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.