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Personal Care Services: Tax Evasion

Commons · Question 83600 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many compliance investigations were (a) opened and (b) closed by HM Revenue and Customs on businesses classified under Standard Industrial Classification codes (a) 96020 (hairdressing and barbering) and (b) 9609

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 28 Oct 2025

HMRC does not hold specific data showing the number of hairdressers and nail salons investigated for tax non-compliance. HMRC’s approach to tax compliance includes a range of activities that aim to both detect and tackle current non-compliance and change ...