The High Court has ruled against a group of Christian schools and parents who were challenging the government’s decision to impose VAT on private school fees.
The Christian schools argued that the addition of VAT to school fees meant some parents could no longer afford to send their children to the faith-based private schools, and therefore this amounted to unlawful discrimination and a breach of human rights.
But the High Court – which also considered similar legal actions brought by special needs schools and single-sex schools – ruled that the government had not broken any laws in taking the decision to impose VAT on private school fees.
