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<p>Information on the number of off-payroll engagements in 2013/14 is included in
DFID Annual Reporting. This information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a>.
Information on previous years can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New tighter rules governing ‘off-payroll’ appointments in central
government were established in May 2012 when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury published
the Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The recommendations of the Review mean that the most senior staff must go on
the payroll, and departments are now able to seek assurance in relation to the tax
arrangements of their long-term, high paid contractors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
Treasury has carried out two evaluations of compliance with the rules which were published
on 11 March 2014 and 5 March 2015. The most recent review revealed that the large
majority of central government departments are operating the rules effectively. The
Treasury issued £3 million in fines in 2014 and 2015 to a small number of departments
who did not fully comply with the requirements of the guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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