The first thing to say is we hope this blog, which will be used mainly to replace the ‘announcements’ webpage we had for our statistics releases, is a useful development. It will enable us to learn from you and gather important feedback on our statistics for improvements or consideration for future releases.
The second thing to say, is if you have found this, you may also be aware that our HMRC statistics website has moved from http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/ to https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/about/statistics
We announced this planned switchover of our statistics website to GOV.UK back in December 2013 on the HMRC statistics website. Anyone trying to access the previous statistics website will automatically be redirected to the new website. In addition, new releases from now on will therefore only be published and maintained on the new statistics website.
On a final note, feedback on our statistics is always welcome. If you have specific feedback on a particular statistics release you should speak direct with the lead producer , or please feel free to leave a comment on this blog.
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Comment by Katia posted on
For an academic research project, I am looking for statistics related to compliance such as : number of compliance checks per year, number of Criminal Investigations, number of Civil Investigations of Fraud, number of Individuals prosecuted and distribution etc.
Where could I find these informations ?
Thanks in advance for your answer.
Comment by alexanderchislett posted on
Thank you for your query. In terms of HMRC compliance activity, our annual report (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-13--3) is a good place to start. We also say more on it in our annual tax assurance report (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210246/3741_Tax_Assurance_AR_accessible.pdf) and our tax gap publication (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/about/statistics).
It is also worth highlighting that HMRC is working to make anonymised information from the Compliance Quality Initiative (CQI) available in the Datalab (http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/datalab/) for approved independent researchers. This represents a step forward in the Department’s commitment to transparency, with HMRC being one of a few tax administrations worldwide sharing this type of information with the research community for analytical purposes.
Moreover, in January 2013, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), in partnership with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), launched an independent Centre for Research on Tax Administration (TARC - http://tarc.exeter.ac.uk/). The Centre is operated by the University of Exeter in collaboration with the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Amongst various initiatives, TARC has developed a research programme (http://tarc.exeter.ac.uk/research/) investigating tax administration and compliance related issues.
On a final note, you may also be interested to see our published research pages (http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/reports.htm).