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December, you’re back. Wow, here we are again, with dark winter nights made better by the pretty glow of Christmas lights and the bustle of the festivities. No time for payroll to relax yet though, as tight Christmas deadlines are upon us. I’ve just arrived back from attending The Association for Payroll Specialists or ‘TAPS’ conference in Sydney, which was a fantastic event. It’s summer there so it was extremely hot. Reflecting on another great year of networking and events, from Payroll Live and National Payroll Week to the Annual Conference and Exhibition and our Graduation ceremony, it’s been a fantastic year of catching up with old and new friends. We’ve seen many changes this year, with adjustments to employers’ National Insurance contributions and huge progress made on the Employment Rights Bill. I’m sure we’ll see this move further onwards in 2026. As this year comes to a close and we look forward to 2026, remember to use your membership benefits for all the latest on legislation changes, as well as support and guidance from our Advisory Service team. I’d like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a fabulous new year.
Chief Executive Officer Jason Davenport FCIPP MloD CIPP Board Of Directors Louise Gray ChMCIPPdip Stuart Hall MCIPPdip Dianne Hoodless MSc ChFCIPP FHEA
Ana Laiu MSc FCIPPdip Brendan Mulkern FCIPP
Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip AFHEA (clare.warrington@cipp.org.uk) Chair, CIPP
Brian Sparling ChFCIPPdip Michelle Sutton ChMCIPPdip Cliff Vidgeon BA (Hons) CMA ACG ChFCIPP Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip AFHEA
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One of the opportunities which arises in the annual year end period (actual calendar year end – not tax year), is the chance to reflect on the previous year and its challenges and successes. I’m going to take this opportunity to do just that. Firstly, thank you all for your continued support at our events throughout the year. Without your engagement, these events just wouldn’t be possible, and
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without your feedback, we wouldn’t continue to improve. Making each and every year better is the challenge, and for those that attended this year’s Annual Conference and Exhibition, you’ll know we’ve set a high bar for 2026. Next year, we’ll be building even further on our external events programme, and I look forward to meeting with as many of you as possible and to delivering relevant and valuable content. We’ll also continue to seek feedback to ensure the qualifications and training courses (along with their delivery) are what you’d expect to see, and that they’re supporting your continued development. The early signals from the release of Payroll QuickLearn and further modules are that they’re delivering well and helping you in industry. Long may this continue. Behind the scenes, we’ve also been working hard to ensure it’s easy to do business with the Institute. These internal reviews can be complicated when several departments are involved, so finding the correct solutions for sustainability and scalability is of the utmost importance. It’s also important to now take time out to refresh and recharge, ready for the year ahead. So, very best wishes to you all for the festive period and here’s to a happy and prosperous 2026. I hope you enjoy all the content in this issue, and please do feel free to connect with me. I really value your input and feedback.
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