Welsh attachment of earnings threshold consultation response
14 February 2022
The Welsh government has responded to the consultation it launched on updating the attachment of earnings thresholds. The CIPP responded to this consultation, while agreeing with the process of updating the thresholds, raising concerns over the timescales involved for payroll software providers.
The consultation states:
“There are no changes proposed in light of responses to the consultation. The Minister will issue a Written Statement alongside this summary of responses, setting out the plans to bring forward legislation to uprate earnings thresholds for Attachment of Earnings Orders in line with current Average Weekly Earnings from April 2022”
Software providers will need to be made aware of these changes with sufficient time to implement these changes.
Guidance will be needed for all payroll professionals in the UK to know how these updates will affect them. Under the proposed changes, the Welsh rates would differ from the UK rates currently in place.
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