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Written question asked by David Curry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 January 2010. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 4 February 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.

Revenue and Customs: Redundancy

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the number of people likely to accept a voluntary redundancy package as part of HM Revenue and Customs' redundancy programme; and what estimate he has made of the likely average cost per individual entitlement.
Answer

[holding answer 29 January 2010]: On 13 January 2010 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the next stage of its Workforce Change programme, which has been running since 2006. The announcement confirmed that HMRC will be vacating 130 offices during the 2010-11 financial year.The 1,700 surplus staff in these offices who have not yet found alternative posts are now eligible to be considered for voluntary redundancy on compulsory terms; the best terms available under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme. Individual financial entitlement is dependent upon pay, grade and time in service. Whether an individual decides to accept these terms is a personal decision for them to make; an average cannot be calculated until these decisions have been made.HMRC remains committed to avoiding compulsory redundancies wherever possible and will make every effort to redeploy people who wish to remain in the Department.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
505 c522W; 314321
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Redundancy Revenue and Customs
Link
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