questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending joint and several liability for payroll taxes within umbrella company arrangements on recruitment agencies supplying temporary staff to public sector bodies, including the NHS.
answerText: Umbrella companies are a type of employment intermediary that engages workers on behalf of recruitment agencies and end client organisations. Although many umbrella companies operate diligently, others are used to facilitate non-compliance including tax a...
heading: Taxation: Public Sector