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<p>The Government announced on 31st July 2015 that it intended to end six-figure exit
payments for public sector workers, acting on its manifesto commitment. A public consultation
over the summer of 2015 asked for views on the details of the policy, which received
over 4,000 replies.</p><p>The public sector exit payment cap has now been legislated
for in the Enterprise Act. The Government intends to publish draft regulations over
the summer setting out the detail of how the policy will be introduced, alongside
accompanying guidance. All affected parties, including public sector workers, will
have a further opportunity to comment on the regulations and supporting guidance during
that time.</p><p>The regulations implementing the public sector exit cap will not
come into force before 1 October 2016 at the earliest. They will apply to bodies in
England and those in Wales where the workforce is not devolved in this context. It
will be for Welsh Ministers to determine when they bring into force the regulations
in the Enterprise Act for bodies devolved to Wales.</p>
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