Call for evidence outcome

Call for Evidence: umbrella company market

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 30 November 2021
• Last updated: 6 June 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This call for evidence has closed

Read the full outcome

Call for Evidence: Umbrella company market Summary of Responses

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Detail of outcome

The government received over 400 responses to this Call for Evidence on the umbrella company market and these can be read in the Summary of Responses document above.

The government has considered these responses and launched a consultation based on the representations received, which proposes options to regulate umbrella companies and tackle non-compliance.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

The government is publishing a call for evidence to ensure it has an up-to-date and well-informed view of how the umbrella company market operates.

This call for evidence ran from
1pm on 30 November 2021 to 11:45pm on 22 February 2022

Call for evidence description

The call for evidence invites views from stakeholders on the role that umbrella companies play in the labour market, and how they interact with the tax and employment rights systems. It sets out the concerns that have been raised by some stakeholders, as well as government action already taken to tackle tax non-compliance and improve protection for workers.

Ways to respond

Email to:

[email protected]

Post to:

Umbrella Company Call for Evidence, Personal Tax Team, HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ

By survey:

Employment businesses and end clients

This survey is aimed at employment businesses and end clients of umbrella companies and is designed to the complement the Umbrella Company Call for Evidence.

Individuals/workers

This survey is aimed at individuals/workers who have considered working for or who are or have been employed by umbrella companies. It is designed to the complement the Umbrella Company Call for Evidence.

Umbrella companies

If you are responding on behalf of an umbrella company, please email [email protected]

Documents

Call for evidence: umbrella company market

Ref: ISBN 978-1-911686-47-7, 3175

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Published 30 November 2021
Last updated 6 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 6 June 2023

   Updated with outcome of consultation.

2. 20 December 2021

   Added in details on the ways to respond to this consultation including links to surveys.

3. 30 November 2021

   First published.