PAYE30017 - employer records: movement of an employer record: movement of employer record no longer necessary (Action Guide)

If you discover that the movement of an employer record is no longer appropriate, follow steps 1 - 11 below. The Guide is presented as follows

Initial action	Step 1
Move no longer necessary	Steps 2 - 3
Old employer reference shows Transferred Out or Merged Out	Steps 4 - 6
Transferred Out or Merged Out not shown on old employer reference	Steps 7 - 11

For details of how to access any of the Employer Business Service functions use the [Index of Functions] button on the left of the screen.

Initial action

1. Review the information provided to satisfy yourself that the employer record no longer needs to be moved
   
   

Move no longer necessary

2. Check if you have already initiated the movement of the employer record
   
   

And

Otherwise

3. Use COP Function ED to review the old employer record. If it shows
   
   

Otherwise

Old employer reference shows Transferred Out or Merged Out

If the old employer record shows transferred out or merged out the movement of the employer record has commenced and cannot be stopped

4. Use Function VIEW EMPLOYER SCHEME HISTORY to view the transferred from field
   
   

Otherwise, if the old office number and employer reference are shown in the transferred from field

5. Use Function MAINTAIN SKELETON EMPLOYER to create a skeleton employer record to initiate a reverse merger / succession to the original employer reference or a transfer back to a new reference at the original office

Note: Where the scheme type is PSC or XP you must enter a ‘Date Notified’, which is the date you received the information or select one of the following check boxes

Or

6. (This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)

Transferred Out or Merged Out not shown on old employer reference

If the old employer record does not show transferred out or merged out on COP Function ED you cannot determine whether the movement of the employer record has commenced

7. You must contact the EBS Help Desk
   
   

8. If the EBS Help Desk advise you to delete the skeleton employer record
   
   

9. If the EBS Help Desk advise you to transfer the employer record back to the original employer reference
   
   

Otherwise, if the old office number and employer reference are shown in the transferred from field

10. Use Function MAINTAIN SKELETON EMPLOYER to create a skeleton employer record to initiate a reverse merger / succession or a transfer back to a new reference at the original office

Note: Where the scheme type is PSC or XP you must enter a ‘Date Notified’, which is the date you received the information or select one of the following check boxes

Or

11. (This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000)