# The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (“the 2001 Regulations”). They come into force on 28th February 2011.
Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations allows certain payments to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings for the purpose of establishing liability for earnings-related national insurance contributions.
Regulation 3 adds a new paragraph 16 to Part 8 of Schedule 3 to the 2001 Regulations. The new paragraph 16 provides that certain payments of expenses made to a member of the House of Commons or other elected representatives and upon which no liability to income tax arises by virtue of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) are to be disregarded in the calculations of earnings for national insurance purposes.
Regulation 4 provides a disregard in respect of a fee relating to an application to join the scheme administered under section 44 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Under the scheme, information about individuals undertaking or wishing to undertake regulated work with children or protected adults in Scotland is collated and disclosed.
A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as a negligible impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/225/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-regulations-2011/note
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