FOI21/22-053 - The number of Unique Employers submitting HR1 forms, from the start of the series to the beginning of 2006
Published 27 October 2021
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Our ref: FOI21/22-053
Date: 10 August 2021
Dear
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your email of 19 July 2021 in which you requested the following from the Insolvency Service:
“This is a formal request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000).
I have data on the month of HR1 forms submitted and the total number of potential redundancies stretching back to 2006. So I would like to request all the data from the beginning of these two time series up to 2006, to complete the set.
I would also like to request all the data on the number of Unique Employers submitting HR1 forms, from the start of the series to the beginning of 2006.”
Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I can confirm the agency does not hold all the information that you have requested on HR1 forms and potential redundancies prior to 2006. The only complete data we hold prior to 2006 is from November 2005. Therefore, the data provided in the annex on this, and regarding the number of unique employers, only dates back as far as this date.
Please note that employers are only required to file a Form HR1 where they are “proposing” to dismiss 20 or more employees at a single “establishment”.
“Propose” and “establishment” have distinct meanings in this context.
The aggregate number could include proposed dismissals due to insolvency, restructuring of a solvent/continuing business, changes to terms and conditions, proposed relocation of employees etc.
It should also be noted that a proposal to make a given number of dismissals does not necessarily result in all or any of the proposed dismissals occurring.
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Kiera Redundancy Payments Service The Insolvency Service
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1. Annexe to FOI21/22-053
1.1 Table 1: Total number of HR1 forms received and total number of potential redundancies prior to 2006
November to December 2005
| Nov 2005 | Dec 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HR1 forms received (see note 1) | 189 | 204 |
| Total number of potential redundancies (see notes 1 and 2) | 12,570 | 13,361 |
Source: Insolvency Service Redundancy Payment Services Database
Notes:
Excludes data that are recorded in error or reclassified due to employer resubmission or which contained less than 20 proposed redundancies meaning that there was no requirement to notify.
Employers are required to notify at least 30 days before the first dismissal where 20 to 99 redundancies are proposed, and at least 45 days before the first dismissal where 100 or more redundancies are proposed. Potential redundancies are recorded against the month in which the form is received, rather than the month for which the redundancies are proposed.
Table 2: Unique number of employers submitting HR1 forms
January 2005 to December 2019
| Year | Month | Unique number of employers submitting HR1 forms (see notes 1, 2 and 3) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nov | 155 |
| Dec | 183 | |
| 2006 | Jan | 265 |
| Feb | 217 | |
| Mar | 243 | |
| Apr | 168 | |
| May | 256 | |
| Jun | 230 | |
| Jul | 210 | |
| Aug | 185 | |
| Sep | 183 | |
| Oct | 218 | |
| Nov | 211 | |
| Dec | 182 | |
| 2007 | Jan | 244 |
| Feb | 196 | |
| Mar | 226 | |
| Apr | 207 | |
| May | 216 | |
| Jun | 175 | |
| Jul | 158 | |
| Aug | 143 | |
| Sep | 157 | |
| Oct | 206 | |
| Nov | 202 | |
| Dec | 152 | |
| 2008 | Jan | 242 |
| Feb | 235 | |
| Mar | 190 | |
| Apr | 229 | |
| May | 238 | |
| Jun | 202 | |
| Jul | 279 | |
| Aug | 279 | |
| Sep | 266 | |
| Oct | 388 | |
| Nov | 394 | |
| Dec | 332 | |
| 2009 | Jan | 522 |
| Feb | 362 | |
| Mar | 461 | |
| Apr | 350 | |
| May | 290 | |
| Jun | 300 | |
| Jul | 327 | |
| Aug | 268 | |
| Sep | 295 | |
| Oct | 288 | |
| Nov | 251 | |
| Dec | 190 | |
| 2010 | Jan | 277 |
| Feb | 300 | |
| Mar | 329 | |
| Apr | 268 | |
| May | 227 | |
| Jun | 259 | |
| Jul | 278 | |
| Aug | 244 | |
| Sep | 276 | |
| Oct | 259 | |
| Nov | 354 | |
| Dec | 269 | |
| 2011 | Jan | 407 |
| Feb | 360 | |
| Mar | 362 | |
| Apr | 249 | |
| May | 283 | |
| Jun | 292 | |
| Jul | 279 | |
| Aug | 226 | |
| Sep | 262 | |
| Oct | 251 | |
| Nov | 312 | |
| Dec | 200 | |
| 2012 | Jan | 256 |
| Feb | 296 | |
| Mar | 290 | |
| Apr | 228 | |
| May | 283 | |
| Jun | 237 | |
| Jul | 203 | |
| Aug | 180 | |
| Sep | 238 | |
| Oct | 282 | |
| Nov | 292 | |
| Dec | 225 | |
| 2013 | Jan | 312 |
| Feb | 253 | |
| Mar | 262 | |
| Apr | 246 | |
| May | 224 | |
| Jun | 195 | |
| Jul | 177 | |
| Aug | 154 | |
| Sep | 158 | |
| Oct | 207 | |
| Nov | 199 | |
| Dec | 126 | |
| 2014 | Jan | 227 |
| Feb | 197 | |
| Mar | 207 | |
| Apr | 167 | |
| May | 210 | |
| Jun | 202 | |
| Jul | 164 | |
| Aug | 161 | |
| Sep | 160 | |
| Oct | 196 | |
| Nov | 180 | |
| Dec | 128 | |
| 2015 | Jan | 198 |
| Feb | 250 | |
| Mar | 337 | |
| Apr | 278 | |
| May | 335 | |
| Jun | 298 | |
| Jul | 267 | |
| Aug | 215 | |
| Sep | 278 | |
| Oct | 351 | |
| Nov | 337 | |
| Dec | 244 | |
| 2016 | Jan | 351 |
| Feb | 369 | |
| Mar | 346 | |
| Apr | 310 | |
| May | 315 | |
| Jun | 328 | |
| Jul | 273 | |
| Aug | 237 | |
| Sep | 247 | |
| Oct | 276 | |
| Nov | 304 | |
| Dec | 185 | |
| 2017 | Jan | 314 |
| Feb | 264 | |
| Mar | 337 | |
| Apr | 220 | |
| May | 281 | |
| Jun | 264 | |
| Jul | 239 | |
| Aug | 194 | |
| Sep | 244 | |
| Oct | 266 | |
| Nov | 298 | |
| Dec | 146 | |
| 2018 | Jan | 326 |
| Feb | 280 | |
| Mar | 282 | |
| Apr | 250 | |
| May | 295 | |
| Jun | 237 | |
| Jul | 234 | |
| Aug | 200 | |
| Sep | 203 | |
| Oct | 290 | |
| Nov | 258 | |
| Dec | 169 | |
| 2019 | Jan | 279 |
| Feb | 307 | |
| Mar | 196 | |
| Apr | 256 | |
| May | 316 | |
| Jun | 290 | |
| Jul | 252 | |
| Aug | 182 | |
| Sep | 237 | |
| Oct | 289 | |
| Nov | 252 | |
| Dec | 167 |
Source: Insolvency Service Redundancy Payment Services Database
Notes:
Excludes data that are recorded in error or reclassified due to employer resubmission or which contained less than 20 proposed redundancies meaning that there was no requirement to notify.
Employers are required to notify at least 30 days before the first dismissal where 20 to 99 redundancies are proposed, and at least 45 days before the first dismissal where 100 or more redundancies are proposed. Potential redundancies are recorded against the month in which the form is received, rather than the month for which the redundancies are proposed.
Where employers submit multiple HR1 forms, they are counted once for each month in which they submitted at least one form.