Agency demands DOB or NI number

[achilles]

Hi all,

The agency have demanded mid-contract that I give them either my date of birth or national insurance number. This is sensitive data that I do not want to give unless I have to. They say it is for compliance with the Regulations 2015.

They are actually withholding payment until I sent it to them.

Have you had similar requests from the agencies you are working with? What should I do?

Thanks

A

[MicrosoftBob]

Just got asked for my NI number, they're being asked to get those by the scumernment but DOB should not be necessary

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Have you even bothered searching? This has been asked several times in the past few weeks.

[DaveB]

It a reporting requirement on the agcencies, they have to collect it and provide it to HMRC. Your only option is to hand it over or walk. But you'll just get the same thing in the next gig.

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...g-requirements

And next time try doing a search before asking. This has been a well discussed topic recently.

[Pondlife]

Yes. They need to report following details or they get fined;

Your name & address
NI number or DoB_and_Sex
Your UTR
start & end date
How much you were paid
Your Co's number

There may well be some clause in your contract that says that you have to provide any statutory reporting info. Or you could consider the fact that they will be sending the info they do have and highlighting that you refused to provide the rest to HMRC in order to avoid the fine.

Time to suck it up I'm afraid.

[cojak]

Point them to this post: Agencies Demanding Extra Information - new reporting requirements

[northernladuk]

Have you even bothered searching? This has been asked several times in the past few weeks.

Absolutely this. Don't even have search on here. A 20 second Google Search would have answered the question.

[achilles]

Ok, thank you for your answers, I'll just have to provide what they want I guess.

A.

[SpontaneousOrder]

Yes. They need to report following details or they get fined;

Your name & address
NI number or DoB_and_Sex
Your UTR
start & end date
How much you were paid
Your Co's number

There may well be some clause in your contract that says that you have to provide any statutory reporting info. Or you could consider the fact that they will be sending the info they do have and highlighting that you refused to provide the rest to HMRC in order to avoid the fine.

Time to suck it up I'm afraid.

They don't need your UTR.

[cojak]

They don't need your UTR.

Only if you are self-employed or a member of a partnership

Specified information
84G.
The specified information is—
.......
(ee) Unique Taxpayer Reference issued by HMRC (if self-employed or a member of a partnership);