Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 3197
A Bill to ensure that tips, gratuities and service charges paid by customers are allocated to workers.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Virginia Crosbie, Conservative
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In plain English
Setting out what fairness requires in the Bill would also make it difficult to adapt to changing circumstances in the future.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Setting out what fairness requires in the Bill would also make it difficult to adapt to changing circumstances in the future. Justification for taking the power The Government believes that this power is necessary because it would enable the Secretary of State to revoke the code of practice where necessary, for example where it had proved ineffective, had led to unintended consequences, or was no longer relevant.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Setting out what fairness requires in the Bill would also make it difficult to adapt to changing circumstances in the future.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Setting out what fairness requires in the Bill would also make it difficult to adapt to changing circumstances in the future. Justification for taking the power The Government believes that this power is necessary because it would enable the Secretary of State to revoke the code of practice where necessary, for example where it had proved ineffective, had led to unintended consequences, or was no longer relevant..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Setting out what fairness requires in the Bill would also make it difficult to adapt to changing circumstances in the future.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Virginia Crosbie, Conservative.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 became law. The official papers we read covered most of the Green Book five cases with concrete detail. That does not prove the outcome was “right” — it means the case on paper was relatively complete for accountability scrutiny.
Strategic: Setting out what fairness requires in the Bill would also make it difficult to adapt to changing circumstances in the future.
Economic: Once netted out, this transfer between workers and businesses registers as zero, leading to a negative net present value once compliance costs are accounted for. However, this measure will provide significant financial benefits to low-paid workers, averaging around £200 per worker per year, and we expect the positive distributional impacts to significantly outweigh the costs (see paragraph 83 onwards for further discussion of this).
Commercial: They will incur one-off transitional costs consisting of familiarisation costs and other administrative costs due to necessary changes to workers’ contracts (whenever these already mention tips) and payroll systems (to remove deductions).
Financial: This could potentially encourage more businesses to use troncs, which could in turn reduce the national insurance contributions paid to the Exchequer.
Management: Signed by the responsible Minister: Date: 3 Summary: Analysis & Evidence Policy Option 1 Description: FULL ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT Price Base PV Base Time Period Net Benefit (Present Value (PV)) (£m) 2021 2022 10 Low: -779.6 High: -276.9 Best Estimate: -497.0 COSTS (£m) Total Transition (Constant Price) Years Average Annual (excl. (8) The Secretary of State may by regulations— (a) amend the definition of “independent tronc operator” in this section in consequence of the making of social security contributions regulations, and (b) consequentially amend any other provision of this Part.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-07-26
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Employment”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-11-13
Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Employment”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-12-22
Employment Rights Act 2025
Same policy area (“Employment”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-08-19
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Employment”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2018-09-14
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018
Same policy area (“Employment”). Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.