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Comment Police seek full costs of HMRC CD search HMRC doesn't have any money, either way this will end up as a cost to the taxpayer. The police are not HMRC's lackeys at their beck and call to... [17 Jan 2008]
HMRC: Data lockdown complete by 2011
News HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has promised to have the recommendations of the Poynter Review implemented within the next two years. The review was designed to prevent another data debacle like the one that saw... [08 Jan 2009]
HMRC's missing discs: Just a warning shot
Comment If the US legislative agenda were to be rolled out across Europe, countless examples like the HMRC incident would be regularly reported. But the HMRC's wayward discs were a mere dry run, argues Stewart... [27 Nov 2007]
HMRC slammed over Capgemini contract costs
News The Committee of Public Accounts has slammed the spiralling cost of HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) IT services contract with Capgemini. Some of the most controversial costs, said Leigh, were around HMRC's... [12 Jun 2007]
HMRC waives late fee after site crash
News People filing their tax returns online over the weekend will be exempt from a £100 late filing penalty, following problems with the HMRC Self Assessment Online website. The HMRC self assessment tax... [05 Feb 2008]
HMRC tax credit system: Lost "almost £10bn"
News The Her Majesty's Revenue & Custom's (HMRC) system to give a tax break to families has lost £9.91bn in fraud, error and overpayments to date.silicon.com Financial Services The Liberal Democrats say the quarterly figures... [22 May 2008]
HMRC data blunder to sink ID cards?
News The news two CDs containing the confidential personal details of 25 million child benefit recipients have been lost by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has caused outrage and disbelief among silicon.com readers, many of whom... [22 Nov 2007]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two password-protected CDs containing 25 million personal details of those who claim and receive child benefit was a major blow for privacy, according to assistant... [23 Nov 2007]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News More than 30 officials from four HMRC departments and a number of NAO staff played some part in the data loss. HMRC moves to having single customer records across all systems. HMRC... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC email rejected filtering of sensitive data
News Emails released by the National Audit Office (NAO) reveal HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) did not strip out bank account and other sensitive details contained on the two CDs that have gone missing because of the extra cost... [23 Nov 2007]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The Poynter report said: "The data loss incident arose following a sequence of communications failures between junior HMRC officials and between them and the National Audit Office (NAO). The Information Commissioner's... [25 Jun 2008]
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]
HMRC data breach prompts password and PIN changes
News A week after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) admitted it has misplaced the personal records of an estimated 25 million people, it seems not everyone is concerned about the potential implications. It emerged last week that... [29 Nov 2007]
HMRC lose 6,500 pensioners' details
News The details were lost at an office of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Cardiff after a data cartridge went missing in September, an HMRC spokesperson said yesterday. The cartridge was signed for... [19 Dec 2007]
The £500k hunt for missing HMRC discs
News The taxpayer has been landed with a £473,544 bill for the hunt for the missing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data discs. The Met has said it will try to recover the full costs from the HMRC for what is... [18 Jul 2008]
