Freedom of information response

VAT on private school fees

Publication date: 
Thursday 26 September 2024
Request: 

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

Please can you provide all meeting minutes related to Labour's plan to charge VAT on private school fees if it forms the next government and contingency plans the council has discussed to accommodate additional pupils entering the state system as a result. If the issue was raised as part of a wider meeting, please only include the relevant minutes.

Response: 

The plan to charge VAT on private school fees refers to a central government policy. There are no records of discussion of this policy at Thurrock Council to date.

Request reference:
FOI 14281