Customs: Digital Technology
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many BIRDs-authorised traders have had authorisation (a) suspended, (b) withdrawn, (c) reviewed following compliance investigations and (d) referred to HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service since the introduction of that scheme.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
HMRC does not systematically record data on the number of BIRDs authorised traders whose authorisation has been suspended, withdrawn, reviewed following compliance activity, or referred to the Fraud Investigation Service, and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost
HMRC does not comment on the details or outcomes of specific compliance or enforcement activity, as to do so could prejudice ongoing or future investigations.
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