Question follow-through · 124089
Revenue and Customs: Managed Service Companies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will ensure parity in standards of advice, security compliance, and customer outcomes between those employed by the Managed Service Provider and those employed directly by HMRC.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will ensure parity in standards of advice, security compliance, and customer outcomes between those employed by the Managed Service Provider and those employed directly by HMRC.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
The current staff provided by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) represent additional capacity in 2025/26. HMRC staff will not be made redundant as a result of this initiative. Other Government Departments (OGDs) already use MSP contracts to provide additio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Economic Growth
5 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage a culture of economic growth in deindustrialised areas.