“HM Revenue & Customs has stepped up its campaign to force banks to release the names of thousands of customers with offshore accounts as part of its fight against tax evasion, despite fears that it may be overstepping its legal powers.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“HM Revenue and Customs became embroiled in another data scandal today after it emerged that it lost personal details of 6,000 private pension holders.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“HM Revenue & Customs has suffered seven ‘significant’ breaches of security involving the loss of personal data in the past 2½ years, the organisation’s new acting chairman disclosed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner will have the chance to lobby MPs for greater powers in the wake of the HM Revenue & Customs data loss scare when he is grilled by the House of Commons Justice Committee today.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Information Commissioner is to investigate a fresh security lapse by the taxman as the confidential details of millions of parents were included in apology letters sent to their last known address.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn, locked horns with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Chancellor last night when he said the decision to post two computer discs containing the bank details of 7 million families was taken by senior HMRC officials and not, as Alistair Darling claimed, by a junior employee.”
The Independent, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Businesses or individuals who have lost out because of serious errors at Revenue and Customs will be able to sue for damages following a landmark legal victory yesterday.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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