The name of the group will be the Employment Consultation Forum.
The group will be HMRC’s principal consultation forum for employers
and their intermediaries, and will focus primarily on strategic or higher
level issues of legislative and operational policy and practice
The group will be an effective forum for
HMRC to explain and explore implications of potential changes to policies,
products and processes impacting on employers and on employment issues
Employers to raise and discuss issues or problems in administering payroll
obligations or in relation to employment issues more generally
Other Government Departments may be invited when their potential changes
to products and processes are identified as having an impact on employers’
payroll operations
Sub-groups to address specific topics and issues will be set up and disbanded
as considered necessary by the group.
Agenda items will be compiled by the secretary of the group from suggestions
by both internal HMRC and external representatives. AOB items should normally
be suggested a week in advance of each meeting.
A senior official from one of the Customer Units and an external representative
will jointly co- chair the group. Nominees from a cross-cutting range of
other HMRC Units will also attend meetings, including a representative of
the Individuals Customer Unit when issues impacting on employees are expected
to arise.
The group will be made up of nominees of employers’ and intermediaries’
representative organisations.
The group will normally meet on a quarterly basis, but where appropriate
will discuss and decide on issues by email between formal meetings. Exceptionally
additional meetings may be called at short notice to discuss matters of
urgency.
The secretary of the group will liaise with secretaries of other consultation
fora to ensure issues are discussed in the most suitable forum, and thus
to avoid duplication.
Action points will be recorded by the secretary, and representatives
will be advised of progress by email between meetings.
