Written Question·Treasury·UIN 127312

Umbrella Companies: Regulation

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her department has any plans to formally recognise not-for-profit umbrella models within the new regulations.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
From 6 April 2026, recruitment agencies are responsible for ensuring that Pay As You Earn and National Insurance contributions obligations are met when they choose to use an umbrella company to engage a worker. Where these obligations are not met, HMRC wi...

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