Greg Mulholland – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-11-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs will be lost at each of the 137 HM Revenue and Customs local offices to be closed by 2027.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) announcements about the move to regional centres focus on where it will deliver its business from in the future. HMRC expects that most of its current staff will be able to travel to one of the new sites. HMRC has quoted the expected sizes of its regional centres. The smallest will hold 1,200 to 1,300 full-time equivalent (FTE) members of staff and the largest will hold more than 6,000. More details will be available when final staffing levels are agreed.

The plans are part of HMRC’s long-term transformation into a smaller, more highly-skilled operation offering modern, digital services.

The number of people relocating from individual offices will be known when lines of business have finalised their plans and individuals have had the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances in one-to-one meetings with their manager.

Overall, HMRC has planned on the basis that it is likely to have about 50,000 FTE posts by 2021.