Petition · past parliament

Stop IR35 roll-out in 2020 in private sector

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Government officially extended IR35 rules to the private sector during its Budget announcement. This means that every business using contractors needs to understand how IR35 affects them and be able to assess whether their workers fall in or out of ‘scope’ of the legislation for each assignment.

Why it was rejected

It was created under a fake or incomplete name.

Timeline

29 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
4 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Dec 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.