The end of public sector contracting?

[BrandNewCUKUser]

Or at least the end of contracting tax efficiently in the public sector??

Two thousand 'off payroll' senior civil servants forced to prove they are not tax dodgers - Telegraph

[cojak]

Or at least the end of contracting tax efficiently in the public sector??

Two thousand 'off payroll' senior civil servants forced to prove they are not tax dodgers - Telegraph

Yeah, just like the ban on hiring contractors in 2010

[Bunk]

What a bunch of utter clowns. I find it hard to believe that figure of 2000 people as well. Wait until they realise how many this actually affects and watch as they backtrack like a ref in a Man U game.

[Scoobos]

The best part of that article is this comment in the comments section:

"As Danny Alexander's chin disappears he becomes more and more like Beaker in the muppets."

So true!

[bobspud]

Actually this is a total non story every contract I have seen from the big government departments have been so well written to not get hung up on IR35 its a wonder any one has any trouble...

for instance

Clear deliverables
Clear requirements for the contractor to provide their own tools
Clear Financial risk
Etc...

wish the rest of the industry was so well written...

[BolshieBastard]

Actually this is a total non story every contract I have seen from the big government departments have been so well written to not get hung up on IR35 its a wonder any one has any trouble...

for instance

Clear deliverables
Clear requirements for the contractor to provide their own tools
Clear Financial risk
Etc...

wish the rest of the industry was so well written...

Really?

Try that on an HMRC contract!

[oracleslave]

Is this not more likely to be the beginning of the end?

Government Agrees To Indian Move For British Driver Data | TechWeekEurope UK

Last one left, turn off the light.

[BolshieBastard]

Is this not more likely to be the beginning of the end?

Government Agrees To Indian Move For British Driver Data | TechWeekEurope UK

Last one left, turn off the light.

That's a ******* disgrace.

[Scoobos]

Holy tulip that link to tech world is awful, that's totally unacceptable in fact - how the hell doesn't the data protection act cover this?

[centurian]

Actually this is a total non story every contract I have seen from the big government departments have been so well written to not get hung up on IR35 its a wonder any one has any trouble...

But I think that's what the politicians don't like. They think that such contracts should be written in such a fashion that it makes it absolutely clear that IR35 should be applied - such that to fail to apply IR35 would probably push you in the direction of evasion rather than avoidance.

And if they want to do this - then so be it. They run the departments. If they want to issue an edict that they will only engage contracts in a clear IR35 caught basis - that's fine. The problem is that they don't want to deal with the fallout of that - either a need to increase the headline rate, or face losing key resources if they refuse.