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Taxation: Fraud

Asked by David ChadwickLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 118619

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of reports of suspected tax-fraud made to HMRC by members of the public (a) result in an investigation, (b) result in the recovery of money, (c) result in a criminal conviction.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

HMRC does not hold this data.

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