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Policy team update
Welcome to the latest update on what the CIPP’s policy and research team has been involved in
The policy and research team l Mathew Akrigg MCIPPdip MAAT, Policy and Research Officer - currently on secondment with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) l Samantha O’Sullivan ChFCIPPdip, Policy and Advisory Lead l Sarah Smith ChMCIPPdip, Policy and Research Officer.
of the ideas being discussed would contrast with previous Government statements, making it hard to assess whether they’re likely or not. BeKnowledgeable series November’s BeKnowledgeable was on national minimum wage (NMW), a hot topic at all times of year, but in the wake of the naming and shaming list was something pay professionals were particularly interested in hearing about. NMW is much more than just a rate, there are many rules to understand and non-compliance can come at a heavy cost. December’s BeKnowledgeable webinar will be delivered by representatives from the Department for Work and Pensions on the subject of upcoming changes to statutory sick pay. With those changes coming in from April 2026, now’s the time to make sure you understand what needs to happen within your organisation to remain compliant. Upcoming events If you need to be kept up to speed on all the things going on in the pay professions, make sure you take a look at the CIPP events coming up. Our annual BeConnected events are taking place in February. They’re free for our members, providing legislative updates, employment law discussion and key updates from the
CIPP. If you attend the in-person event, there are some amazing networking opportunities too. In addition to this, we’re running our Pay Live event in March. This will bring together many pay professionals to discuss, learn, connect and collaborate. To book onto our future events, head over to the events page of the website, here: https://ow.ly/oY7F50Xkyuy. Forums and working groups The policy team is privileged to sit on several HMRC forums. We attend several forums every month. Forums we’re attending in December and January include: l Employment Payroll Group (Co-Chaired by Samantha O’Sullivan) l Construction Industry Group l Student Loans Group l One to Many Compliance Advisory Board (or 'OCAB') l HMRC Expert Panel. 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 . n
Budget 2025 On 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her Budget speech. Government departments subsequently released documentations, consultations and guidance. At the time of writing, the budget hadn’t yet been held, but prior to the event, there was talk of changes to income tax, National Insurance and pensions (plus much more) to raise Treasury funds. We try and avoid the speculation until we receive concrete confirmation, but many
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