Written questions

Revenue and Customs: Staff

2026-05-17 · Treasury · 2487 · Official question

Graham Leadbitter

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the current Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) headcount employed via the Managed Service Provider, broken down by business area and function.

Answer

HMRC is currently using Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional customer service capacity, equivalent to around 500 FTE, focused on routine work. This includes support for the Online Services Helpdesk and handling simple PAYE enquiries.HMRC...