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Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Monday, 29 October 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Mel Stride (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 November 2018 on behalf of the Treasury.


Revenue and Customs: Blockchain

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2018 to Question 182766 on Revenue and Customs: Blockchain, what the (a) specifications, (b) length of time and (c) outcomes were of the proof of concept.

Answer

The pilot focussed on building a single ‘permissioned’ Blockchain that would could be used to inform a trader’s ‘Authorised Economic Operator’ status. The proof of concept ran for six weeks, and established that government could use Blockchain to securely share the results of sensitive risk checks to improve the efficiencies of certain customs processes. Any significant implementation of Blockchain would require significant further work by HMRC.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185078
Session
2017-19
Related items
Revenue and Customs: Blockchain
Friday, 26 October 2018
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Subjects
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Link
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