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Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022

The Gambling Commission's 2021 to 2022 Annual Report and Accounts.

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  2. d) Off-payroll appointments

d) Off-payroll appointments

i) For all off-payroll engagements as of 31 March 2022, for more than £245 per day and that last for longer than six months

For all off-payroll engagements as of 31 March 2022, for more than £245 per day and that last for longer than six months.
Data definitions Number of payroll engagements
Number of existing engagements as of 31 March 2022 6
of which...
Number that have existed for less than one year at time of reporting 6
Number that have existed for between one and two years at time of reporting nil
Number that have existed for between two and three years at time of reporting nil
Number that have existed for between three and four years at time of reporting nil
Number that have existed for four or more years at time of reporting nil

Confirmation that all existing off-payroll engagements, outlined previously, have at some point been subject to a risk-based assessment as to whether assurance is required that the individual is paying the right amount of tax and, where necessary, that assurance has been sought.

Internal processes followed. Appointments based on agency arrangements who are responsible for assuring all payments are compliant. IR35 assessments conducted and determined that we would have accepted, or would accept, a substitute and that the worker or their business will have to fund costs before we pay them.

ii) For all new off-payroll engagements, or those that reached six months in duration, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, for more than £245 per day and that last for longer than six months

For all new off-payroll engagements, or those that reached six months in duration, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, for more than £245 per day and that last for longer than six months.
Data definitions Number of payroll engagements
Number of new engagements, or those that reached six months in duration, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022. 6
of which...
Number assessed as caught by IR35 6
Number assessed as not caught by IR35. nil
Number engaged directly (VIA PSC contracted to department) and are on the departmental payroll nil
Number of engagements reassessed for consistency and/or assurance purposes during the year nil
Number of engagements that saw a change to IR35 status following the consistency review nil

iii) For any of-payroll engagements of board members, and/or, senior officials with significant financial responsibility, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022

For any of-payroll engagements of board members, and/or, senior officials with significant financial responsibility, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022.
Data definitions Number of payroll engagements
Number of off-payroll engagements of board members, and/or, senior officials with significant financial responsibility, during the financial year nil
Total number of individuals on payroll and off-payroll that have been deemed 'board members, and/or, senior officials with significant financial responsibility', during the financial year 18

Reporting of Civil Service and other compensation schemes – exit packages – audited

Reporting of Civil Service and other compensation schemes – exit packages – audited.
2021-22 2020-21 (restated)
Exit package cost band
(including any special payment element)
Number of compulsory redundancies Number of other departures agreed Number of exit packages by cost band Number of exit packages by cost band
Less than £10,000 - - - -
£10,001 – £25,000 1 2 3 12
£25,001 – £50,000 - 3 3 8
£50,001 – £100,000 - 2 2 7
£100,001 – £150,000 - - - -
£150,001 – £200,000 - - - -
Greater than £200,000 - - - -
Total number of exit packages 1 7 8 27
Reporting of Civil Service and other compensation schemes – exit packages – audited.
2021-22 2020-21 (restated)
Cost of compulsory redundancies (by band) (£'000s) Cost of other departures agreed (by band) (£'000s) Total exit packages by cost band number (£'000s) Total exit packages by cost band number (£'000s)
Exit package cost band (including any special payment element) Costs excluding CILON CILON Costs excluding CILON CILON
Less than £10,000 - - - - - -
£10,001 – £25,000 20 3 36 2 61 207
£25,001 – £50,000 - - 101 6 106 281
£50,001 – £100,000 - - 159 3 162 539
£100,001 – £150,000 - - - - - -
£150,001 – £200,000 - - - - - -
Greater than £200,000 - - - - - -
Total number of exit packages 20 3 296 11 329 1,027
(£) (£)
Total exit costs paid in year 329,794 1,027,900
Highest paid (excluding CILON) 95,000 95,000
Lowest paid (excluding CILON) 17,981 10,810

Redundancy and other departure costs have been paid in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, a statutory scheme made under the Superannuation Act 1972 (opens in a new tab).

The previous table shows the total cost of exit packages agreed and accounted for in 2021-22 (2020-21 comparative figures are also given).

£329,794 exit costs (8 exits) were paid in 2021-22, the year of departure. Exit costs are accounted for in full in the year of departure. Where the department has agreed early retirements, the additional costs are met by the department and not by the Civil Service pension scheme.

Ill-health retirement costs are met by the pension scheme and are not included in the previous table. Where the department has agreed early retirements, the additional costs are met by the department and not by the Civil Service pension scheme.

Consultancy costs

As per 3.Statement of Operating Costs by Operating Segment, b) Statement of Financial Position by operating segment as at March 2022 of the Annual Accounts, consultancy costs totalling £3.08 million (2020-21 £2.0 million), £3.02 million relates to increased costs relating to the National Lottery Competition on consultancy assignments.

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