Customs: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 2223 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BIRDs-authorised traders have had authorisation (a) suspended, (b) withdrawn, (c) reviewed following compliance investigations and (d) referred to HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service since the introduction o
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 27 May 2026
HMRC does not systematically record data on the number of BIRDs authorised traders whose authorisation has been suspended, withdrawn, reviewed following compliance activity, or referred to the Fraud Investigation Service, and this information could only b...