Revenue and Customs: Criminal Investigation
Commons · Question 18811 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any review of enforcement actions, civil penalties or criminal proceedings that may have been affected by concerns regarding the reliability, authorisation, proven
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Jul 2026
Evidence gathering within HMRC criminal investigations is subject to strict legal and procedural requirements as set out in legislation and related Codes of Practice and is in line with the standards expected across the Criminal Justice System.Decisions t...