HMRC Query - Tax on uninvested cash??

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Hi all, I have some uninvested cash in an ‘Invest’ account with T212, as we move into the new tax year I would like to transfer the funds into a T212 Stocks and Shares ISA. Would this transfer be subject to Capital Gains Tax or any other form of tax? Thanks in advance

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Income tax on interest earned over the interest threshold.

Capital gains would have been on any stocks you gained a profit on your GIA over the threshold.

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Thank you Dougal1984

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Think this could be clearer…
Both taxes @Dougal1984 mentions are for actions occurring (interest accruing, gains realised though stock selling, etc.) within the invest account.
Both those taxes do not apply to the same actions occurring within the ISA as it is a tax free wrapper protecting from those taxes.

Neither of those taxes is on, or triggered by, the actual transfer from one account to the other which I read the original question to be about.

This is in contrast to transferring in to a SIPP, for example, where the actual act of transferring in and out does have tax implications.

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Thank you Methuselah. That makes sense.

I had moved cash into the invest account to benefit from the dip, as I thought it would have levelled out prior to the end of financial year. I now suspect we still have further reductions ahead so want to transfer the cash into the ISA in order to take advantage of the tax free benefits.