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To ask His Majesty's Government how many people aged 18 to 24 started a Universal Credit claim in the 12 months to May 2026; and, of those people, how many had (1) PAYE employment earnings recorded through HMRC's Real Time Information system, and (2) self-employment earnings recorded, in the assessment...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people aged 18 to 24 started a Universal Credit claim in the 12 months to May 2026; and, of those people, how many had (1) PAYE employment earnings recorded through HMRC's Real Time Information system, and (2) self-employment earnings recorded, in the assessment...
This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.
This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action can be taken by his Department where there is evidence that a self-employed parent has deliberately understated their income to reduce their child maintenance liability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action can be taken by his Department where there is evidence that a self-employed parent has deliberately understated their income to reduce their child maintenance liability.
People who are self-employed are required to keep accurate records of their business income and expenses for tax purposes. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can charge penalties for inaccurate reporting where it results in tax being unpaid. Information about a self-employed paying parent's income is normally obtained from HMRC.
Every year the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) conduct a review to determine what should be paid for the forthcoming year and gather new earnings information from HMRC. If a paying parent reports a change in their earnings, or challenges the income provided, CMS require a fully complete and verified Self-Assessment Tax Return, of a more current tax year than that provided previously by HMRC.
Where there is evidence that income has not been fully reflected in a child maintenance calculation, either parent may apply for a variation. Cases involving complex income, suspected misrepresentation or fraudulent behaviour may be referred to the CMS Financial Investigation Unit, which can obtain information from financial institutions to verify income and assets. Where discrepancies are identified, the CMS can recalculate maintenance and implement the correct liability in accordance with legislation.
This approach helps ensure that child maintenance calculations are based on accurate income information and that paying parents meet their responsibilities towards their children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that self-employed parents accurately declare income for the purposes of calculating child maintenance payments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that self-employed parents accurately declare income for the purposes of calculating child maintenance payments.
People who are self-employed are required to keep accurate records of their business income and expenses for tax purposes. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can charge penalties for inaccurate reporting where it results in tax being unpaid. Information about a self-employed paying parent's income is normally obtained from HMRC.
Every year the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) conduct a review to determine what should be paid for the forthcoming year and gather new earnings information from HMRC. If a paying parent reports a change in their earnings, or challenges the income provided, CMS require a fully complete and verified Self-Assessment Tax Return, of a more current tax year than that provided previously by HMRC.
Where there is evidence that income has not been fully reflected in a child maintenance calculation, either parent may apply for a variation. Cases involving complex income, suspected misrepresentation or fraudulent behaviour may be referred to the CMS Financial Investigation Unit, which can obtain information from financial institutions to verify income and assets. Where discrepancies are identified, the CMS can recalculate maintenance and implement the correct liability in accordance with legislation.
This approach helps ensure that child maintenance calculations are based on accurate income information and that paying parents meet their responsibilities towards their children.
What steps his Department is taking to help support self-employed workers.
What steps his Department is taking to help support self-employed workers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Self Assessment payments on self-employed people and small businesses with irregular and seasonal income; and whether any new arrangements will be voluntary.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Self Assessment payments on self-employed people and small businesses with irregular and seasonal income; and whether any new arrangements will be voluntary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26362 on Speed Limits: Cameras, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number and (b) the proportion of speed awareness courses that have been cancelled as a result of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26362 on Speed Limits: Cameras, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number and (b) the proportion of speed awareness courses that have been cancelled as a result of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for Access to Work applications from self-employed people; how many self-employed applicants are currently awaiting a decision; and what steps he is taking to reduce delays in the assessment and approval of Access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for Access to Work applications from self-employed people; how many self-employed applicants are currently awaiting a decision; and what steps he is taking to reduce delays in the assessment and approval of Access to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the average change in the amount of time self-employed people and landlords are spending each year on compliance as a result of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the average change in the amount of time self-employed people and landlords are spending each year on compliance as a result of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) administrative impact of differing mileage allowance rates for DWP and HMRC on self-employed people who are also in receipt of Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) administrative impact of differing mileage allowance rates for DWP and HMRC on self-employed people who are also in receipt of Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what consideration has made of improving paternity leave entitlement for self employed fathers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what consideration has made of improving paternity leave entitlement for self employed fathers.
I thank the Honourable Member for campaigning on behalf of new parents.
The current parental leave and pay system was designed around employee-employer relationships, as employee parents have less flexibility over how and when they work. This may leave self-employed parents and partners without support.
This is being considered as part of the Review of Parental Leave and Pay System, which is examining all entitlements, and whether the support available meets the needs of working families who do not qualify for entitlements, including the self-employed. Findings are expected in early 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing an equivalent paid paternity entitlement to self-employed fathers and partners who are not eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing an equivalent paid paternity entitlement to self-employed fathers and partners who are not eligible for Statutory Paternity Pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) police forces, (b) regional road safety partnerships and (c) course providers on mitigating the financial impact on instructors of cancellations of (i) speed awareness and (ii) other educational courses arising from the suspension of speed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) police forces, (b) regional road safety partnerships and (c) course providers on mitigating the financial impact on instructors of cancellations of (i) speed awareness and (ii) other educational courses arising from the suspension of speed...
The Department is working closely with National Highways, Home Office, and National Police Chiefs’ Council to ensure the Home Office approved solution for cameras affected by the anomaly is implemented as quickly as possible, once rigorous testing is complete.
The police continue to enforce speed offences on the network through a range of tactics. The HADECS camera system anomaly relates to a specific subset of enforcement activity affecting a small portion of speed awareness courses. The Department does not anticipate a significant impact on providers as the majority of courses are still taking place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to tackle the misclassification of workers as self-employed in the parcel delivery sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to tackle the misclassification of workers as self-employed in the parcel delivery sector.
It is important that the parcel delivery market works for businesses, customers and workers.
Ofcom has powers to independently regulate parcel delivery companies although this does not extend to their employment models.
Employment rights are determined by employment status, which is based on the reality of the relationship between the individual and the person for whom services are provided. Employers should never seek to deny people their employment rights and avoid legal obligations by claiming someone is self-employed when in reality they are not.
The Government plans to consult on employment status in due course and we will engage with stakeholders across the postal services industry as part of this work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to introduce proactive enforcement of employment status rules in the parcel delivery sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to introduce proactive enforcement of employment status rules in the parcel delivery sector.
It is important that the parcel delivery market works for businesses, customers and workers.
Ofcom has powers to independently regulate parcel delivery companies although this does not extend to their employment models.
Employment rights are determined by employment status, which is based on the reality of the relationship between the individual and the person for whom services are provided. Employers should never seek to deny people their employment rights and avoid legal obligations by claiming someone is self-employed when in reality they are not.
The Government plans to consult on employment status in due course and we will engage with stakeholders across the postal services industry as part of this work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will have discussions with hairdressing and beauty representatives on the reasons for the sector having the highest self-employment rates of an occupation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will have discussions with hairdressing and beauty representatives on the reasons for the sector having the highest self-employment rates of an occupation.
The Government recognises the important contribution that hairdressing and beauty businesses make to the UK economy and local communities. We regularly engage with representatives from the sector through established forums, including the Personal Care Sector Roundtable, which I chair. These discussions provide an opportunity to hear directly from businesses and representative bodies on a range of issues affecting the sector. The Government remains committed to maintaining an open dialogue with the hair and beauty industry.
More broadly, the Government is supporting businesses through measures including £4.3 billion to shield ratepayers from business rates bill increases and investment in skills and apprenticeships to help employers recruit and develop their workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of non-essential use drought orders on (a) self-employed professional window cleaners and (b) small businesses providing window cleaning services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of non-essential use drought orders on (a) self-employed professional window cleaners and (b) small businesses providing window cleaning services.
Managing water demand through non-essential use bans can only be granted if there is a risk of a serious deficiency of water supply due to an exceptional shortage of rain and following a thorough assessment process which considers detailed advice from the Environment Agency. Water companies that wish to apply to limit non-essential uses of water are responsible for assessing the volumes of water savings in their NEUB application and cost benefit analysis. The impact on commercial businesses that may be impacted will be considered as part of any assessment of whether a non-essential use ban is agreed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has the Government made of providing free software for low income self employed people to assist with compliance as part of the roll out of Making Tax Digital.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has the Government made of providing free software for low income self employed people to assist with compliance as part of the roll out of Making Tax Digital.
The government has worked closely with the software industry to ensure the availability of a broad range of MTD-compatible products to suit different needs and budgets.
This includes free products supporting those with the simplest affairs, low-cost bridging software for those who prefer to continue using spreadsheets and more sophisticated products that integrate with other business software.
Currently, there are more than 20 free products (excluding free trials) covering a range of different scenarios including bookkeeping, quarterly updates and end-of-year submissions
HMRC is not providing its own MTD solution because commercial software providers are better positioned to be able to provide a broad range of products to meet the diverse needs of businesses and landlords.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the General Osteopathic Council’s proposed increase in registration fees on self-employed osteopaths and recruitment & retention within the profession; and whether she has discussed, alternatives to passing increased fitness-to-practise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the General Osteopathic Council’s proposed increase in registration fees on self-employed osteopaths and recruitment & retention within the profession; and whether she has discussed, alternatives to passing increased fitness-to-practise...
No assessment has been made. The General Osteopathic Council is an independent statutory regulator and decisions on registration fees are a matter for the Council.
On 6 August 2026, the Council launched a public consultation on its proposed changes to registration fees. The Council has stated that fees have not increased since 2014 and were reduced between 2012 and 2014. The consultation is open until 29 October 2026 and invites views from osteopaths, patients and other interested stakeholders before any decision is taken.
Should the Council decide to proceed with changes following consultation, amendments to the relevant statutory rules would require parliamentary approval before they could come into force.
Further information on the fees consultation is available at the following link:
https://www.osteopathy.org.uk/about-gosc/how-we-work/consultations/current-consultations/
To ask His Majesty's Government what impact, if any, the introduction of quarterly income tax updates as part of Making Tax Digital has had on the way the Child Maintenance Service assesses the income of self-employed paying parents.
To ask His Majesty's Government what impact, if any, the introduction of quarterly income tax updates as part of Making Tax Digital has had on the way the Child Maintenance Service assesses the income of self-employed paying parents.
The introduction of quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital (MTD) has not changed the way that the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) currently assesses the income of self-employed paying parents.
The CMS continues to use HMRC income information for the latest completed tax year and does not currently use quarterly MTD updates as evidence of self-employed income.