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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. It was answered by James Murray (Labour) on Monday, 28 April 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Revenue and Customs: Apprentices

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships HM Revenue and Customs has offered since 2010, by year.

Answer

HMRC has made use of apprentices since 2013.

This table shows the number of apprenticeships that have been offered and started in HMRC since 2010. It equates to 13,394 apprenticeships over 15 years.

Financial Year

Apprentices starting an Apprenticeship

2010/11

0

2011/12

0

2012/13

0

2013/14

57

2014/15

0

2015/16

46

2016/17

869

2017/18

1188

2018/19

3533

2019/20

3646

2020/21

1876

2021/22

522

2022/23

589

2023/24

764

2024/25

304

In October 2023, HMRC launched a new strategy to embed apprenticeships across the Department. Since then, outcomes have improved, with successful completions increasing from 43% in 2022 to over 74% now.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44900
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Apprentices Revenue and Customs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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