Public sector IR35 consultation launched

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That's helpful then.

It was actually as now I know the response they use I can hit them with one that's more difficult to get out of...

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque...rrive_at_estim

[youngguy]

It's ironic, when you do a Gov business case you have to document your calculations and how you reached your figures, alongside any assumptions. Clearly a different rule for HMRC

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It's ironic, when you do a Gov business case you have to document your calculations and how you reached your figures, alongside any assumptions. Clearly a different rule for HMRC

It's always been different rules and It is why you need to be very explicit in your requests. Last year I was tempted to phone up my mate to get the name of the system he was working on to point HMRC in the direction of the figures they were denying were available....

[SueEllen]

It's always been different rules and It is why you need to be very explicit in your requests. Last year I was tempted to phone up my mate to get the name of the system he was working on to point HMRC in the direction of the figures they were denying were available....

If it wouldn't have been linked back to your mate you should have done so. Or got someone else on here to ask the question.

[jamesbrown]

It was actually as now I know the response they use I can hit them with one that's more difficult to get out of...

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reque...rrive_at_estim

Can you double-check your linky works (to the consultation doc)?

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Can you double-check your linky works (to the consultation doc)?

I've had to add a second letter. There is a rogue " in the original linky which I noticed when testing the link and then forgot to correct....

That's the problem with making things simple, it makes things too simple so you miss things out...

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If it wouldn't have been linked back to your mate you should have done so. Or got someone else on here to ask the question.

Mentioning internal system names really doesn't go down well - I decided it wasn't worth the hassle....

[youngguy]

It's always been different rules and It is why you need to be very explicit in your requests. Last year I was tempted to phone up my mate to get the name of the system he was working on to point HMRC in the direction of the figures they were denying were available....

I'd love to be a fly on the wall. I can't imagine they don't have contractors and it must be interesting to see their 'thought process's behind closed doors

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I'd love to be a fly on the wall. I can't imagine they don't have contractors and it must be interesting to see their 'thought process's behind closed doors

He's a contractor - as are an most of the productive people sat in Longbenton.... If you noticed my comment further up the people implementing this definitely won't be talking to people on the coal face.

In the same way that I discussed the transfer of some civil servants to awful offices in hideous parts of London outside Westminster I reckon a few of them will be transferred from policy into implementation once the consequences become clear....

[jamesbrown]

I've had to add a second letter. There is a rogue " in the original linky which I noticed when testing the link and then forgot to correct....

That's the problem with making things simple, it makes things too simple so you miss things out...

They never make it easy