POLICY HUB
On your behalf
Find out what the CIPP’s Policy and Research Team has been getting up to during March on behalf of you, our members, and the wider payroll profession. It's been a busy one! Policy team update
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payroll and ensure its critical importance is recognised. Complete the relevant surveys today, at: https://ow.ly/6gik50V8jtK. On 28 February 2025, the CIPP released a report on the “ Systemic issues in HMRC Real Time Information (RTI) data collection and customer experience when seeking resolution ”, following ongoing feedback from organisations and taxpayers about complex issues with the RTI system. The report can be accessed here: https://ow.ly/LQyK50V9fFK. Mathew has worked tirelessly to understand the variety of issues encountered with the RTI system and how we can work with both the profession and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to achieve a mutually beneficial solution. Everyone here at the CIPP is incredibly proud of the time and dedication Mathew has given this project, in a bid to represent and support payroll professionals across the UK, while continuing to work as a critical friend of HMRC. Mathew also provides an article in this issue of Professional , on page 20.
Throughout March, Sam, Mathew and Sarah were kept very busy delivering legislative updates and sessions on the new statutory neonatal care leave and pay entitlements, both face-to-face and online. Forums The Policy Team is privileged to sit on several HMRC forums. Sam, Mathew and Sarah attended several forums between them in March, including: l Collection of Student Loans Consultation Group l Employment and Payroll Group l Employment Status and Intermediaries
Spring forecast The Office for Budget Responsibility has been tasked by the government with producing an economic and fiscal forecast, which will be published on 26 March 2025. The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed that the government remains committed to one major fiscal event a year. Therefore, we anticipate the Spring Forecast to be more of a look at the financial position of the country, rather than bringing the announcement of any policy or tax changes. Professional goes to print before the forecast takes place. The Policy Team will update you of any relevant updates via News Online . Mathew Akrigg The last month has been an exciting time for the Policy Team, and Mathew in particular. First, we announced a new suite of surveys being launched for 2025. The CIPP Payroll Insights Surveys : l CIPP Payroll Insights – In-house l CIPP Payroll Insights – Outsourced l CIPP Payroll Insights – Payroll Professional. They replace the previous flagship surveys, Payslip Statistics, Future of Payroll and Benchmarking . The new suite of surveys was created when Mathew chose to review the effectiveness of the Benchmarking Survey and the associated report, to identify how they could be improved. The aim was to strip the surveys down to the essentials of what the profession needs to know, making them quick and easy to complete for you. Your input is powerful, and your voice shapes the industry. So, by taking just a few minutes to complete the survey, you’re making a real difference for your profession, your peers and your future. Together, we can strengthen the role of
l Charter Stakeholder Group l Accessible Payroll Giving
l One-to-Many Compliance Advisory Board. The team sits on these forums to ensure our members’ feedback is provided at government level. We’ll 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 reach out to the team by emailing us at policy@cipp.org.uk .
Events
Consultation and Call for Evidence (CfE) updates
Payroll Live south - London Samantha O’Sullivan, Policy and
Artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services The Treasury Committee has opened a CfE to seek views on how financial services can effectively use AI, while protecting customers against potential risks, especially vulnerable customers. The Policy Team ran a Think Tank for our full, fellow and Chartered members to obtain insight into your views. Your thoughts and views will be shared in our formal response. Thank you to all who attended the Think Tank and got involved. You can view the Policy Team’s formal
Advisory Lead, played a key role at this year’s Payroll Live in London, delivering the policy legislative update and chairing discussion panels. The first of the two Payroll Live events taking place this year was as much of a success as the first event of its kind last year, providing insightful sessions and enjoyable networking opportunities among the passionate payroll community. The second Payroll Live event will take place in Manchester on 9 July 2025. You can secure your place at the free event now, at https://ow.ly/1Jie50VeQqr.
responses to consultations and CfEs at: https://ow.ly/3Kav50QigsG. n
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