Petition · past parliament
Review the current IR35 legislation which effectively abolishes Limited Co PSC's
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
HMRC implemented changes to the rules relating to IR35 to take effect from 6th April 2017. In summary there is no change to IR35 legislation introduced in 2000, but the responsibility for making the decision as to whether an engagement is in or out of scope of IR35 will pass from the PSC to the PSO!
Local authorities appear to be adopting a blanket policy when making judgements on IR35!
Contract staff will leave the public sector and make recruiting for positions requiring specialist skills difficult to recruit for!
Senior members of the workforce will retire from specialist positions where there already exists a skills shortage!
It is probable that in the short term local services will suffer, with longer term issues resulting!
Private sector will find a way to attract the best skills!
Contract staff will leave the public sector and make recruiting for positions requiring specialist skills difficult to recruit for!
Senior members of the workforce will retire from specialist positions where there already exists a skills shortage!
It is probable that in the short term local services will suffer, with longer term issues resulting!
Private sector will find a way to attract the best skills!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.