The CWG2 Further Guide to PAYE and NICs was updated on 08 May 2019. The update section on Gov.UK says ‘Section 1.14 of CWG2 for 2019 to 2020 has been updated’.  This is not very helpful at all as this is quite a large section.  Although, it is better than the update on 07 March 2019 which just says ‘Guidance CWG2 for 2019 to 2020 has been updated’. 

Payroll departments have two overriding responsibilities: To pay people on time and to pay people accurately. To do that, we need clear and consistent guidance.  It is absolutely paramount that we receive this to ensure that civil servants at HMRC can never accuse employers of operating PAYE variably, as was the case at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in September 2018 (‘the standard of administration of PAYE is not good enough’ by some employers and ‘significantly variable’ said HMRC’s Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary).

The ROPS list is a must-read for all UK payroll and pensions professionals. It is usually updated twice-monthly on the 1st and the 15th of the month, however this month sees an update posted on 25 April. The ROPS list contains details of all overseas pension schemes that have advised HMRC they want to be included on it. ‘Recognise’ indicates that HMRC recognise the overseas pension scheme as being one that is eligible to receive transfers of UK pension benefits.