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Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 April 2019. It was answered by Mel Stride (Conservative) on Friday, 5 April 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.


Customs Declaration Services Programme

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants working on the customs declaration services programme.

Answer

HMRC currently has working on the Customs Declaration Service Programme; a) 70 contingent labour contractors, b) 466 IT supplier resource and c) 176 civil servants. The number of contractors and IT suppliers working on the programme has varied over time. HMRC only employs contractors when there is a clearly identifiable skills gap that it cannot fill within the existing staff resources at its disposal.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
237613
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Staff Customs declaration services programme
Link
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