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HMRC Loses Most Staff in Four Years

It has emerged that 2012-2013 saw HMRC lose the largest number of staff in four years. 1697 staff left the tax body in the course of the financial year, which represents a small increase compared to 1629 the year before.

These figures were unearthed by research from UHY Hacker Young, a top 20 firm. With only slightly less than 1700 staff leaving HMRC, these figures are at a level unseen since the financial year 2008-2009.

The staff losses include nine senior civil servants – the highest number at a senior level for five years. Personal Tax saw the bulk of the staff losses, with a total of 1238 people resigning.

Roy Maugham, tax partner at UHY Hacker Young, suggested some possible reasons for the losses. He pointed out that HMRC has been receiving significant criticism for some time, and staff morale has been affected.

HMRC claims the figures are misleading, and a spokesman has pointed out that the same year saw their biggest ever yields.