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Private Education: Business Rates

Asked by Christine JardineLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 21 May 2026UIN 433

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on job losses in the independent school sector over the next five years following the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private schools.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The impact note on the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private schools can be found online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/removal-of-eligibility-of-private-schools-for-business-rates-charitable-relief

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