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Private faith schools in UK lobby for VAT exemption on fees under £7,690

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83% Informative

Group representing more than 270 Jewish , Muslim and Christian independent faith schools.

They say the government’s policy of adding 20% VAT to fees from this January would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternatives.

Sector leaders predict some families could instead turn to unregistered illegal schools or lightly regulated “homework clubs” with little safeguarding protection.

VR Score

86

Informative language

85

Neutral language

69

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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short-lived

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