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Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will reduce the £840m it currently spends on IT each year by ditching or shrinking the size of 40 computer systems and shutting down a number of datacentres. HMRC inherited... [30 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News The phishing deluge has continued into October, with taxpayers alerting HMRC to 10,000 scam attempts in a single day this month. HMRC has also warned that some fraudsters also sell their victims'... [16 Oct 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Since the HMRC losses it has been demonstrated that both the public and private sectors are equally bad at looking after data," he said. The Conservative Party has today revealed its plans to reform what it calls... [10 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News According to HMRC, a "small number" of users have had their details and passwords compromised by scammers, who made fraudulent tax refund claims through the account, hoping to route the refunds into their own pockets. [06 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.07.09
Round-Up Presumably, as soon as they work out how many of the emails are actually scams and how many are actually genuine offers from HMRC itself to give back some overpaid money. HMRC, which knows a thing or two... [24 Jul 2009]
Getting a tax refund? Don't be too sure
News Messages from the taxman can often end up costing you money - but the HM Revenue and Customers (HMRC) is warning of an email that can leave you seriously out of pocket. According to HMRC, "criminal... [23 Jul 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News He will take up the £180,000 per year position in September, where he will oversee 1,400 staff and a budget of £1bn, making the HMRC one of the largest IT departments in Europe. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with... [30 Jun 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment From TfL to HMRC, CIO Phil Pavitt talks to silicon.com about the nerves surrounding his new role, cleaning up outsourcing deals, and why he wants to make IT boring I do not feel that my approach [to being a CIO] will... [26 Jun 2009]
Exclusive: HMRC names new CIO
News Transport for London (TfL) CIO Phil Pavitt has been appointed the new CIO of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). He will take up the £180,000 per year position in September, where he will oversee 1,400 staff and a budget of... [02 Jun 2009]
NHS warned: It's time to beat the breaches
News The ICO was granted powers to perform spot checks in 2007 following a data breach by HMRC and the data watchdog is expected to be granted extra powers of investigation of public sector establishments when the Coroners... [26 May 2009]
Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government
White Paper The Report was drafted at the request of Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in response to HMRC's loss of 2 compact discs containing 25 million child benefit records in November 2007. The UK Data Handling Procedures in... [17 Apr 2009]
1980s computers hold up taxman's hunt
News By March 2008 a total of 16.2 million Pay As You Earn (PAYE) cases were waiting to be checked manually by HMRC employees to see if the individuals in question were paying the correct level of tax. According to a... [24 Mar 2009]
Security Blundered Brits: Could We Learn From the US?
White Paper Never a day goes by when one doesn't hear about another security blunder with highly confidential information being lost not only by Government departments but also by other large corporations including the DVA, DVLA,... [12 Feb 2009]
"We must not allow ourselves to become a Big Brother society"
News The centre will be run by the UK Identity and Passport Service, with input from HMRC, MI5, MI6, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the police. Both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have attacked the UK... [10 Feb 2009]
Taxes: Two-thirds of Brits do it online
News The HMRC has revealed two-thirds of income tax self assessments (SA) have been filed online for this tax year, following the 31 January deadline for submissions. The HMRC said the highest volume of... [02 Feb 2009]
