Private schools to take legal action against planned VAT on fees

Dulwich College in south London, one of the schools that will be affected by the imposition of VAT on fees. Photograph: Richard Baker/In Pictures/Getty Images

The Independent Schools Council (ISC) has said it will launch legal action against the government’s decision to impose VAT on independent school fees.

The council, which represents more than 1,400 private schools in the UK and abroad, reached its decision after a board meeting held on Thursday.