FOI Request - Public sector off-payroll (IR35) reforms

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Dear Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,

In April 2017 Government introduced new rules into the public sector called the off-payroll reforms, commonly referred to as “IR35”.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/off-payroll-...

We understand you may (or may not) have planned for this and developed a set of internal guidelines to be used when on boarding flexible workers, or contractors.

Please can you:
1. Tell us if you are familiar with these reforms – yes or no?
2. send us a copy of your internal guidelines used for any internal guidance,
3. send us any policies you use surrounding the reforms.
4. send us any documents you use to explain your policies to agencies who supply workers to you.
5. Send us your internal guidance explaining how you assess the status for each contractor.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Chaplin

Freedom Of Information Requests, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr D Chaplin,

 

Freedom of Information Request

Unique Reference No: FOI 8311

 

Thank you for your email received 11 December 2018 requesting information
under the Freedom of Information Act.  I understand your request to be as
follows:

 

In April 2017 Government introduced new rules into the public sector
called the off-payroll reforms, commonly referred to as “IR35”.

[1]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/off-payroll-...

 

We understand you may (or may not) have planned for this and developed a
set of internal guidelines to be used when on boarding flexible workers,
or contractors.

 

Please can you:

1.         Tell us if you are familiar with these reforms – yes or no?

2.         send us a copy of your internal guidelines used for any
internal guidance,

3.         send us any policies you use surrounding the reforms.

4.         send us any documents you use to explain your policies to
agencies who supply workers to you.

5.         Send us your internal guidance explaining how you assess the
status for each contractor.

 

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Dear Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,

 

In April 2017 Government introduced new rules into the public sector
called the off-payroll reforms, commonly referred to as “IR35”.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/off-payroll-...

 

We understand you may (or may not) have planned for this and developed a
set of internal guidelines to be used when on boarding flexible workers,
or contractors.

 

Please can you:

1.            Tell us if you are familiar with these reforms – yes or no?

2.            send us a copy of your internal guidelines used for any
internal guidance,

3.            send us any policies you use surrounding the reforms.

4.            send us any documents you use to explain your policies to
agencies who supply workers to you.

5.            Send us your internal guidance explaining how you assess the
status for each contractor.

 

Thank you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Dave Chaplin

 

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Dear Mr Chaplin,

 

Request for Information – Freedom of Information

Unique Reference FOI 8311

 

Please find attached response in relation to your Freedom of Information
Request.

 

Kind regards,

 

On behalf of Emily Drake

 

 

 

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