Danny Sullivan Group hits back over HS2 allegations

The dispute was raised in Parliament this week when Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander mentioned an HMRC investigation was underway following an inner HS2 probe into labour equipped to Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) within the West Midlands.

However Danny Sullivan Group mentioned it has acquired “no communications” from HMRC and an external-led evaluate commissioned by the agency has discovered it’s totally tax compliant.

An organization assertion mentioned: “As a enterprise with a protracted and respected historical past, we have now handled these allegations extraordinarily critically and have investigated the contractual compliance points raised. These particularly relate to the misguided engagement of Building Trade Scheme (CIS) workforce operatives on HS2 the place we offer expert trades and labour.

“As a part of this work, we commissioned an externally-led evaluate by a number one skilled companies agency, assessing issues of contractual compliance in addition to endeavor an unbiased evaluate of inner governance and controls.

“The findings and suggestions of this report have been shared with our trusted shoppers, and the place errors have been made, we have now and proceed to place these proper. This consists of having taken all the required steps to make sure full contractual compliance.

“All through this course of, no proof of bribery or deliberate wrongdoing involving any staff of our enterprise has been recognized.

“Danny Sullivan Group additionally needs to handle current hypothesis and ensure that we’re totally compliant with all tax obligations, and are assured that every one related taxes have been – and proceed to be – paid.

“The difficulty beneath dialogue has been centered on the appliance of employee sort classifications beneath our contractual agreements. As a big employer and trusted associate of a few of the UK’s greatest infrastructure firms, we take our duty to uphold the very best requirements of governance to all our stakeholders extraordinarily critically.

“We’re assured that our strong response and substantial funding in resolving these points will be sure that we emerge from this case a stronger and higher firm with best-in-class compliance and governance processes.

“Our work continues on the landmark HS2 tasks and lots of different crucial infrastructure tasks with our long-standing shoppers and companions throughout the UK.”