Long-Term Sick

Wondered if someone on here could advise me on something. We have a lady that has been off on long-term sick. Her SSP ran out last week and she has come on saying that we have to send her current sick note to the HMRC. We dont understand this as we thought it is the Benefits people that deal with her now.
Is she trying to get a tax rebate or why would HMRC need it?
Thanks for any advice.
Is she trying to get a tax rebate or why would HMRC need it?
Thanks for any advice.
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see here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/spmmanual/spm10855.htm
Burg
Thanks for the replies.
Burg
Thanks Ian will need to find this out.
you may find that you have now issued SSP1 and giving a date when your company stopped paying the SSP.
However, the sick note provided to you by your employee probably runs beyond that date. So that she can claim SSP from dpw (social security) she is required to send the the original sick note. you can keep a photocopy of a sick note as an evidence for HMRC.
She is correct, but may have said HMRC instead of the local benefit office. However, it will her who need to send in the original sick note and not the employer.