Petition · past parliament
Fairness & consistency for NHS staff who have overpaid tax & national insurance
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
NHS staff who took part in the widening access training (WAT) scheme at any point since 1999 to broaden their knowledge are potentially due rebates due to them being taxed whilst training when they should have been exempted.
Staff are finding the reclaiming process inconsistent, unfair and long.
Staff are finding the reclaiming process inconsistent, unfair and long.
Since 2013 applicants are expected to approach their NHS trusts instead of applying directly to HMRC.Some trusts are failing to support these applications, meaning applicants are caught between the two bodies & not getting their money back.
Professionals are owed this money. It's not fair that there are so many inconsistencies, anomalies, lack of communication & no explaination for vast differences of amount paid back.
HMRC are consistently changing their criteria & this needs to be clarified.
Professionals are owed this money. It's not fair that there are so many inconsistencies, anomalies, lack of communication & no explaination for vast differences of amount paid back.
HMRC are consistently changing their criteria & this needs to be clarified.
Why it was rejected
It was created under a fake or incomplete name.
Timeline
| 6 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.