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The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) was established as an official industry body in 1985 when the Institute of British Payroll Managers (IBPM) was formed. In 1998, the IBPM merged with the Association of Pensions and Superannuation Administrators (APSA) to form the Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management (IPPM), which become the Institute of Payroll Professionals in September 2006 and was granted Chartered Status in November 2010.

The CIPP is the Chartered Institute for payroll professionals in the UK and currently has in excess of 5,000 members enjoying a range of benefits.  In addition, the CIPP is the UK’s leading provider of education for payroll, and has a Pensions Faculty responsible for delivering qualifications and membership services to those responsible for public sector pensions.

The mission statement of the CIPP is:

Leading payroll and pension professionals through education, membership and recognition

Education

The CIPP is the leading provider of qualifications, training and consultancy for payroll professionals in the UK. Our payroll qualifications programme was originally formed in 1991 and is updated each year. The latest developments to our payroll programme led to the introduction of a Foundation Degree in Payroll Management accredited by Worcester University being introduced in September 2008, which utilises online and face to face learning methods. The payroll qualifications programme goes all the way to MSc in Business and Payroll Management and aims to get more payroll staff in the boardroom.
 

Our pension qualifications currently focus on Local Government Pension Schemes and are being extended to all public sector pensions going forward.  The most recent development is the introduction of the Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management for students enrolling for Autumn 2010.  This new qualification is accredited by Leeds Metropolitan University and covers all the latest developments in the Local Government Pensions arena.

As well as our industry recognised qualifications, the CIPP boasts a wide range of payroll training courses to increase professional knowledge in specific areas such as statutory payments, termination payments, overpayment recovery and changes to legislation.  And we have recently re-launched our Pensions for Payroll Professionals training course.

Click here for further details of the CIPP's educational programmes.

Membership

The CIPP is the Chartered Institute for individuals working in payroll in the UK, and has a separate Pensions Faculty to represent public sector pensions professionals.  The CIPP has an excellent position within government to represent our members’ views, enabling us to keep you abreast of all the legislation changes that have come into effect or are in the pipeline through a number of communications channels including:
 
  • News On Line – weekly e-newsletter
  • PayrollProfessional magazine issued ten months a year
  • Advisory Service helpline which you can call on during office hours
  • Members only sections of the website to network and discuss topical issues
Click here to find out more about becoming a member of the CIPP.
 
Recognition
 
The CIPP is working hard to increase recognition towards the importance of payroll in business, and achieved Chartered status for the profession in 2010. The Policy team are now representing members’ views at over 60 government consultation forums which highlights that HMRC and other government departments recognise the important part that payroll plays in the UK economy.