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Revenue and Customs: Apprentices

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 44900

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships HM Revenue and Customs has offered since 2010, by year.

Answered by James Murray

HMRC has made use of apprentices since 2013.

This table shows the number of apprenticeships that have been offered and started in HMRC since 2010. It equates to 13,394 apprenticeships over 15 years.

Financial Year

Apprentices starting an Apprenticeship

2010/11

0

2011/12

0

2012/13

0

2013/14

57

2014/15

0

2015/16

46

2016/17

869

2017/18

1188

2018/19

3533

2019/20

3646

2020/21

1876

2021/22

522

2022/23

589

2023/24

764

2024/25

304

In October 2023, HMRC launched a new strategy to embed apprenticeships across the Department. Since then, outcomes have improved, with successful completions increasing from 43% in 2022 to over 74% now.

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