SE21816 - Benefits: special security measures: action by nominated Inspector
A nominated Inspector should deal with all initial claims relating to security expenditure. Where a deduction is claimed, he should obtain all the relevant facts including:
- the nature and location of the claimant's employment
- a description of the special threat to the employee's security indicating
- what person or organisation is a special threat to the claimant
- how the threat arises and why it is considered to arise by virtue of the particular employment
- what evidence is there of the existence of a special threat
- the nature of the employer's activities and, if relevant, where the employer's main clients or customers are situated
- details of the security assets or services provided and their cost and, where not obvious, how they are considered to improve the employee's personal physical security. (Any other security arrangements in force such as police protection should be mentioned.)
- whether the employer's expenditure is intended solely to improve personal security or only partly to do so.
When these basic facts have been obtained the Inspector should
make a report to
Employment Income Technical attaching the file
and any relevant correspondence (but see
SE21817 regarding frivolous claims).
The nominated Inspector should keep any information obtained
about personal security arrangements under lock and key separate
from the taxpayer's file. If the taxpayer's file or record is
transferred, the papers should be transferred to the nominated
Inspector in the new District. Taxpayers should be asked to address
correspondence for the personal attention of the nominated
Inspector.
See
SE21818 as regards appeals and
SE21819 for dispensations.
