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Taxation: Fraud and Maladministration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs addresses the levels of error and fraud identified by the National Audit Office in its 2024-25 Resource Accounts.

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Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs addresses the levels of error and fraud identified by the National Audit Office in its 2024-25 Resource Accounts.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    HMRC devotes significant effort to addressing error and fraud. Its strategy focuses on preventing error and fraud from entering the system, promoting compliance, and responding to non-compliance. Reforms to Research & Development (R&D) relief have...

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