Posted by Chris A Brown at 15/03/2021 11:03:11
On 12 February 2021, HM Treasury [HMT] published the Exit Payment Cap Directions 2021 [the Directions]. The Directions disapplied regulations 3, 9 and 12 of the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations 2020 [the 2020 Regulations] with immediate effect. This meant that the exit cap does not apply to exits that take place on or after 12 February 2021. HMT has provided further information in the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments: Guidance on the 2020 Regulations [the Guidance]. HMT confirmed in the Guidance that:
“the Government has concluded that the Cap may have had unintended consequences and the Regulations should be revoked. HMT Directions have been published that disapply the Cap until the Regulations have been revoked.”
On 25 February 2021, the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments (Revocation) Regulations 2021 were made and laid before parliament. They will come into force on 19 March 2021.
For further information please see the update on the public sector exit payments page of the SAB website.
