Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Introduce a statutory regulator for IR35 assessments
Closed
1,672 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should establish a statutory regulator to oversee IR35 assessment and empower those impacted by blanket / role-based employment status tax checks to enable them to challenge decisions, especially where these have not been made on an individual assessment.
Blanket IR35 assessments fail to take into account individual circumstances and working practices of the Contractor. Blanket / role-based assessments are being used as a risk-averse approach for corporations to mitigate risk of any tax liabilities to them. As a result Contractors are being incorrectly classified. An increasing number of Corporations are taking this approach on the lead up to the reforms due 6th April 2021 with evidence illustrated on the lead up to the reforms in 2020.
Timeline
| 25 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,672
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
25 Feb 2021
Closed
25 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.