UCU: End VAT inequality for FE colleges

Motion

Motion text: Conference believes:
1. Further Education (FE) colleges, training providers, and prison educators
have been unfairly subject to VAT for decades, unlike most of the education
sector.
2. The imposition of VAT on FE institutions diverts critical funds away from
teaching, resources, and capital projects.
3. Bridget Phillipson's dismissive stance on VAT for FE colleges highlights a
damaging lack of understanding of the sector's financial challenges.
Conference resolves:
a. To call on UCU to launch a national campaign highlighting the VAT inequality
faced by FE institutions.
b. To urge the General Secretary to advocate with the government for VAT
exemption for FE colleges, training providers, and prison educators.
c. To collaborate with other education unions and stakeholders to build public
awareness of the VAT disparity and its impact on FE funding.
d. To ensure the national FE campaign actively highlights this issue in the
media, raising awareness of the injustice faced by FE institutions.