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12:00pm - 1:00pm, 21 January 2026
(Europe/London)
(Europe/London)
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Event Details
Clinical & Healthcare Sector Online Meeting
Wednesday 21st January
Meeting 12:00pm-1:00pm
Zoom
Meeting Agenda
If you are, or have in the last four years, placed locum doctors we would like to invite you to a focused discussion on the urgent issues arising from HMRC’s December 2025 policy paper on the VAT treatment of locum doctor supply. Our members have raised significant concerns about the clarity, practicality, and financial impact of HMRC’s current position.
This meeting will bring members together to discuss the challenges, agree collective priorities, and shape the engagement we take forward with HMRC.
Welcome and Introduction
Shazia Imtiaz, General Counsel APSCo UK
Key Issues for Discussion
- Output VAT – Historic Treatment & Reclaims
- Input VAT – Recoverability & Sector Impact
- Prospective VAT Treatment & Transitional Rules
- APSCo’s Engagement Plan
Purpose of the Meeting
This session will give APSCo members the opportunity to:
- Share experiences and challenges.
- Agree the sector’s key asks of HMRC.
- Shape the messaging and evidence we take into upcoming stakeholder meetings.
Speakers
Shazia Imtiaz
APSCo, General Counsel
Shazia is General Counsel and manages the Legal and Compliance team, joining APSCo in 2021. Shazia is a UK qualified lawyer with over 15 years extensive international expertise gained in both private practice and in house. She has worked across diverse industries including the recruitment sector, overseeing corporate, commercial and employment law matters.
Shazia provides expert guidance to members and trusted partners on legal issues and regulatory changes affecting the industry, overseeing our members’ and trusted partners’ adherence to our codes of conduct, and delivering legal services to members including model documents, precedents, legal updates, and the legal helpdesk. She works alongside Tania Bowers on APSCo's public affairs, representing our members’ interests in consultations with the government and other bodies on regulatory change.