A representation to Autumn Budget 2024 and/or the Spending Review is a written submission from an interest group, individual, Member of Parliament or representative body to HM Treasury with the aim of commenting on government policy and suggesting new policy ideas to be considered in the upcoming Budget. HM Treasury welcomes representations as part of the policy-making process.
If you have a question or comment that is not a representation for the Budget and/or Spending Review, please contact the Correspondence & Enquiries Unit using this webform.
HM Treasury welcomes comments on existing policy, or suggestions for new policy. In order to inform policy development for the Budget and/or Spending Review, your representation should contain policy suggestions for the upcoming fiscal event and explain the policy rationale, costs, benefits and deliverability of proposals. It should also be evidence based, providing clear arguments on how it contributes to the aims of the Budget and/or Spending Review.
You may wish to consider:
- likely effectiveness and value for money
- revenue implications for the Exchequer
- how it supports growth
- wider macroeconomic implications (for example, for economic stability, and supporting employment)
- sectoral impacts
- distributional impacts
- locational impacts
- administrative and compliance costs and issues
- legislative and operational requirements
- environmental impact
HM Treasury will accept representations until 23:59 10 September 2024. This deadline allows time for representations to be processed and considered as part of the Budget and/or Spending Review process. It will not be possible for HM Treasury to consider submissions received after this deadline.
Privacy notice
How we will use your personal data
Personal data helps us to understand who has made a suggestion for consideration at our next fiscal event. Where provided, it will only be processed for the purpose of this activity and, in some instances, this may involve contacting you for further information in relation to your submission.
For the purpose of the UK General Data Protection Regulation, HM Treasury is the data controller for any personal data you provide to us as part of this stakeholder engagement.
Lawful basis for processing the personal data
Article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR; use of the personal data is necessary for the performance of a task we are carrying out in the public interest.
Who will have access to your personal data
Any personal data supplied will only be available to those within relevant teams within HM Treasury with a legitimate business need to see it and they will only use it for the purpose of this activity. We will not share your personal data with other organisations unless the law allows or requires us to.
As the personal data is stored on our IT infrastructure, it will be accessible to our IT service providers. They will only process this personal data for our purposes and in fulfilment with the contractual obligations they have with us.
How long we hold your personal data
We will only retain any personal data supplied until it is no longer needed for the purpose of this activity, after which time it will be securely destroyed.
Your data protection rights
A full list of individuals’ data protection rights can be found on the ICO website at https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/
To request access to your personal data that HM Treasury holds, please email: dsar@hmtreasury.gov.uk
If you have concerns about Treasury’s use of your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) in the first instance at: privacy@hmtreasury.gov.uk
If we are unable to address your concerns to your satisfaction, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner at casework@ico.org.uk or via their website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.