POLICY HUB
On your behalf
Find out what the CIPP’s policy and research team has been up to in the past month on behalf of you, our members, and the wider payroll profession Policy team update
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expect to come, including the budget, Labour’s manifesto items, the focus for the policy team over the next 12 months and the new CIPP surveys. Sam attended a roundtable led by the minister for public finance, Ivan McKee MSP. The event was held at the state government office in Edinburgh to discuss the tax strategy and the forthcoming 2025- 26 draft Scottish budget. The latest BeKnowledgeable webinar was delivered by Sarah and Mathew on 17 October. It explored the new statutory neonatal care leave and pay policy, which is a very welcome addition to the existing parental leave policies. The policy team was delighted to be part of the public sector specialist interest group face-to-face events. These events have traditionally been held in London with great success. However, recent feedback suggested this disadvantages delegates from further north. Therefore, two events were held this year, one delivered by Mathew in Leeds on 22 October, and one delivered by Sarah in London on 23 October. This round of events was facilitated by BDO. Both Sarah and Mathew delivered a legislative update, covering the hot topics in the payroll world and updating delegates on possible changes that could arise in payroll, pensions and employment law to help payroll professionals remain compliant. Sam and Sarah delivered a legislative update for the Association of International Accountants and the Bright virtual conference. On 15 October, Mathew joined the pension lump sum workshop facilitated by
the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) software developer support team which looked at potential real time information (RTI) changes regarding lump sums and how to report them via RTI from April 2025.
Events This year’s Annual Conference and Exhibition and Annual Excellence Awards was the best and biggest yet. More than 600 delegates attended across the two days, making it the largest independent payroll conference in the UK. The event started on 2 October, with CIPP policy and advisory lead Samantha O’Sullivan and CIPP policy and research officers Mathew Akrigg and Sarah Smith joining the operations team to welcome delegates to the Celtic Manor Resort and start the celebrations. Sam, Mathew and Sarah delivered the policy team update on day one. Sam showed delegates what the policy team has been up to over the past 12 months, including an overview of some of the most notable consultations, how we responded and what the outcome has been since. Sarah discussed the present, with recent legislation changes and an update on the industry relevant bills from the King’s speech. Mathew then stepped into the future with his crystal ball to look at what we can
Forums Sam, Mathew, and Sarah, attended several forums between them during October, including: l Guidance strategy l Employment and payroll group l Accessible Payroll Giving
l Agent support group l HMRC Expert Panel l Construction Forum.
The team sits on these forums to ensure our members’ feedback is provided at government level. We will always update you on our findings and information provided through these groups, via Professional and News Online. If you have any issues you would like to raise at any of the professional forums we sit on, please email policy@cipp.org.uk. Of course, at the time of writing, the budget announcement on 30 October had yet to take place. We will be updating you on this in your December / January issue. n
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