Written Question·Treasury·UIN 127016
Revenue and Customs: Debt Collection
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC issues to third-party debt collection agencies acting on its behalf to recover debts subject to (a) an active dispute or (b) an unresolved fraud investigation.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC does not place tax debts that are either in an active dispute or part of an unresolved investigation with debt collection agencies (DCAs). If a taxpayer communicates to a DCA that their debt is part of an active dispute, which could include being par...
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