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Construction and subcontractors pack

Under CDM 2015 every construction project has duty holders, and any project lasting more than thirty working days with more than twenty workers at once must be notified to the HSE. Contractors in CIS must verify every subcontractor with HMRC before the first payment.

Sector pack · 31 documents · 196 pages

The short answer

Who this pack is for

Small contractors and specialist trades
Principal contractors on domestic and commercial projects
Firms paying subcontractors under CIS
Companies completing prequalification questionnaires
Site managers with no induction or permit system

Not for you if: You need a full site specific safety plan for a major project. This gives the templates that plan is built from.

What it solves

A prequalification questionnaire asks for eight documents you do not have.

A subcontractor is paid without CIS verification and the deduction is wrong.

An accident happens and there is no induction or method statement on file.

What the law requires

CDM duty holders and notification

CDM 2015 assigns duties to clients, designers, principal designers and contractors on every project. Projects over thirty working days with more than twenty simultaneous workers, or over five hundred person days, must be notified to the HSE.

Source: HSE, CDM 2015 guidance

CIS verification before payment

Contractors must verify each subcontractor with HMRC to establish the deduction rate, file monthly returns and give deduction statements. Getting the rate wrong makes the contractor liable for the shortfall.

Source: HMRC, Construction Industry Scheme guidance

Payment notices

The Construction Act regime requires payment and pay less notices within set periods. Missing a pay less notice can make the notified sum payable in full.

Source: Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended

What is in the pack

ID	Document	Pages
CON-01	CIS record and verificationHMRC CIS	5
CON-02	CDM duty holder checklistHSE CDM 2015	6
CON-03	Site induction packHSE	7
CON-04	Method statement templateHSE	5
CON-05	Permit to workHSE	4
CON-08	Subcontractor prequalificationPAS 91 principles	6
CON-09	Retention and payment notice templatesConstruction Act 1996	5

And two more sector documents: toolbox talk record, plant and equipment register. Includes the core twenty two: employment contract, staff handbook, disciplinary, grievance, absence, holiday, right to work, leaver, pay and pension, customer and employee privacy notices, retention schedule, data protection policy, subject access procedure, health and safety policy, risk assessment, fire risk assessment, accident book, terms of sale, late payment letters, expenses policy, year end checklist.

How updates work

Every document carries a version number and a reviewed date. On the first Tuesday of each month the pack is checked against its primary sources. If anything has changed you receive the updated file and one line explaining what moved and why. If nothing has changed you receive an email saying so.

April and the Budget are the months when most figures move.

Questions

Does this cover domestic work?

Yes. CDM applies to domestic projects with duties transferring to the contractor, and the checklist covers that case.

Is a RAMS pack included?

Risk assessment and method statement templates are included. Each job still needs its own completed version.

Will it satisfy CHAS or SafeContractor?

It provides the documents those schemes assess. Accreditation also reviews evidence of use.

Does it include CIS returns?

It includes the records and verification log. Returns are filed through HMRC or your software.

How is it delivered?

By email, as Word and PDF files, personalised with your company details.

Sources

Built from published UK primary sources only: HMRC, Construction Industry Scheme guidance, HSE, CDM 2015 guidance, Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended. No secondary or aggregator sources are used.

Order the construction and subcontractors pack

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Buy with 12 months of updates · £449 Documents only, no updates · £299

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