Question follow-through · 124997
VAT: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 121856 on VAT Fraud, what steps she is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the (a) additional controls to strengthen systems and (b) the work of the Fraud Preve
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 121856 on VAT Fraud, what steps she is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the (a) additional controls to strengthen systems and (b) the work of the Fraud Preve
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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20 Apr 2026
Answer published
Work to tackle fraud in claiming VAT refunds is carried out by a range of compliance, counter fraud and operational teams across HMRC. Controls introduced to tackle fraudulent VAT refunds include new reporting routes for customers, strengthened incident m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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