Submitted by Katharine Gill on Tuesday 7th October 2025
Published on Wednesday 12th November 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 12th May 2026
Current Signatures: 89
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Access ~ Benefits ~ Education ~ Ensure ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Families ~ Flat ~ IMPACT ~ independence ~ local ~ Opportunity ~ Parliament ~ Private schools ~ Promoting ~ Protecting ~ Proven ~ Reduced ~ Reform ~ relief ~ Safeguarding ~ Schools ~ Shared ~ Tax ~ teaching ~ Wealthy ~ Worldwide
Exempt private schools from VAT if they meet certain charitable criteria
VAT on private schools should apply only if they fail certain charitable criteria, such as offering free/reduced places, teaching support, or shared facilities. We believe this could promote fairness, integration, and access, avoiding elitism and protecting families’ educational choice.
Parliament should ensure tax reform strengthens opportunity whilst safeguarding an independent school sector renowned worldwide. Instead of a flat 20% tax, schools should earn relief through proven community benefit. This could help keep private schools accessible beyond the super wealthy, support partnerships with state education, and protect against closures and local economic impact. Clear obligations with fair incentives could strengthen state schools while preserving the private sector.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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