Christmas Closure

The Child Law Advice Service will be closed from 24/12/2024 and will reopen on 02/01/2025.

Our telephone lines will close at 4pm on 20/12/2024 and reopen at 10am on 02/01/2025. Our webchat service will close at 4pm on 23/12/2024 and reopen at 8am on 02/01/2025. Any emails enquiries received over Christmas will be answered within 5 working days of our return to the office. 

Search

When will VAT be added to private school fees?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to remove the value added tax (VAT) exemption for private schools in the autumn Budget.

VAT at the standard rate of 20% will be added to private school fees from 1 January 2025, external.

The government said the tax would apply to all payments for the January term made from 29 July 2024 onwards.

Read the full article on the BBC here.