Consultation outcome

Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 20 July 2022
• Last updated: 27 April 2023 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The government is publishing its response to the consultation, ‘Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers’. This explored how HMRC can ensure that the data it holds gives an accurate and up to date picture of citizens and businesses to help build a trusted, modern tax administration system and improve government policy making.

The government will focus on options where data is already held by customers and will legislate to require employers, company Directors and the self-employed to provide data to HMRC to enable better outcomes for citizens and businesses.

Feedback received

Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers – Summary of responses

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Detail of feedback received

The government is publishing its response to the consultation, ‘Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers’. This explored how HMRC can ensure that the data it holds gives an accurate and up to date picture of citizens and businesses to help build a trusted, modern tax administration system and improve government policy making.

The government will focus on options where data is already held by customers and will legislate to require employers, company Directors and the self-employed to provide data to HMRC to enable better outcomes for citizens and businesses.

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Original consultation

Summary

We welcome views on a number of potential options for improving the range of data HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects, uses and responsibly and safely shares across government.

This consultation ran from
2:15pm on 20 July 2022 to 11:45pm on 12 October 2022

Consultation description

The focus of the consultation is on data collected directly from taxpayers but in parallel HMRC continue to look critically at the data we already collect, and could potentially collect in the future, from third parties to support our objectives and improve customers’ experience.

We have selected several areas where we think that collecting additional data could bring significant benefits to customers and taxpayers. Some options target specific customer groups, such as the self-employed, while others look to collect a particular piece of information across different customer groups.

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Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers

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Published 20 July 2022
Last updated 27 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 27 April 2023

   Published summary of responses.

2. 20 July 2022

   First published.