uksi/2018/308 — The Section 318C Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2018

2018 No. 308 Income Tax The Section 318C Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Made At 11.00 a.m. on 6th March 2018 Laid before the House of Commons At 3.00 p.m. on 6th March 2018 Coming into force 3rd April 2018 The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 318D(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 , makes the following Regulations: Citation and Commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Section 318C Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and shall come into force on 3rd April 2018. Amendment of section 318C of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2 Section 318C of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 is amended as follows. 3 For subsection (3)(e) substitute–— 3 (e) by a person who is employed or engaged under a contract for services to provide care and support by the provider of a domiciliary support service within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 . Rebecca Harris Craig Whittaker Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury At 11.00 a.m. on 6th March 2018 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend section 318C of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (which provides for exemption from income tax for employee benefits in respect of certain employer provided or employer contracted childcare). Regulation 3 updates section 318C (3)(e) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 to reflect changes made to the regulatory system for domiciliary care workers under the Inspection and Regulation of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016. ( 2016 anaw 2 ). This amendment will come into force on 3rd April 2018.