Foulkes Attacks Private Schools Charity Status (from Sunday Herald)

Foulkes Attacks Private Schools Charity Status (from Sunday Herald): "Foulkes attacks private schools’ charity status
By Paul Hutcheon
MSP challenges £6m ‘perk’ for independent sector
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A senior LabourMSPhas launched an attack on private schools by questioning the tax breaks they receive as charities. Newly elected Lothians MSP George Foulkes has demanded all independent schools in the Edinburgh area list the benefits they offer the wider community.

He says his challenge is a 'shot across the bows' for a sector he believes is not doing enough to justify the £6 million perk it gets from the taxpayer.

Foulkes's call comes as the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) investigateswhichorganisations deserve charitable status."