Written Question·Treasury·UIN 190749

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

Tabled: 21 June 2023
Answered: 28 June 2023
Named Day

Question

Darren Jones

LabourBristol North West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impacts of temporarily closing the Self-Assessment hotline on individuals needing advice prior to submitting information relating to their tax returns.

Answer

Victoria Atkins
This quarter is the quietest for Self-Assessment (SA) queries. HMRC is piloting the temporary and time-limited closure of the SA helpline so that c.350 advisers can be moved to other work, including clearing post items, which experience heavier demand at ...

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