Extensions granted to Follower Notice Deadlines

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, HM Revenue and Customs should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Michael Bentley

Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Please provide me with numbers and not the personal information where tax payers have been issued with follower notices in the calendar years of 2016 and 2017 have been given extensions past the original deadline.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Bentley

foi.team@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Central Team, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2020/00507

Dear Michael Bentley,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Acknowledgement

Thank you for your communication of 3rd March which has been passed to
HMRC's Freedom of Information Team.

We have allocated the above reference which you should quote if you need
to contact us.

The Team will arrange for a reply to be sent to you which will either
comply with HMRC's obligations under Freedom of Information Act or, if we
think it's an enquiry that we don't need to address under the terms of the
Act, let you know why. If it is the latter we will, if possible, pass it
on to a more appropriate part of the Department for answer.

Yours sincerely

HMRC Freedom of Information Act Team

foi.team@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Central Team, HM Revenue and Customs

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Dear Mr Bentley

We are writing in response to your request for information, received on 3
March 2020.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team

Dear [email address] on behalf of FOI Central Team,

I have received your reply but I find it unsatisfactory and even more surprising that you do not hold figures of how many extensions you have granted to follower notices. I note you say the law does not permit this but I know for a fact HMRC have given extensions as I have received one myself.

Please go back and look at this information again and review your internal system to get these figures. This is a very unhelpful reply, may I remind you that HMRC is for the people and you should serve the people in granting this request.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Bentley

foi.team@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Central Team, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: IR2020/00638

Dear Michael Bentley,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Acknowledgement

Thank you for your communication of 24th March which has been passed to
HMRC's Freedom of Information Team.

We have allocated the above reference which you should quote if you need
to contact us.

The Team will arrange for a reply to be sent to you which will either
comply with HMRC's obligations under Freedom of Information Act or, if we
think it's an enquiry that we don't need to address under the terms of the
Act, let you know why. If it is the latter we will, if possible, pass it
on to a more appropriate part of the Department for answer.

Yours sincerely

HMRC Freedom of Information Act Team

foi.team@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Central Team, HM Revenue and Customs

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Dear Mr Bentley,

We are writing in response to your FOI internal review request, received
24 March 2020.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team