Mumsnet posts by HMRC employees

Laura Brown made this Freedom of Information request to HM Revenue and Customs Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Please supply copies of all correspondence, minutes or other documentation held by your Human Resources department, dating from 10 November 2022 till today, regarding posts made on Mumsnet by HMRC staff.

If providing this documentation would risk identifying individuals, please simply confirm whether any such documentation is held and how many incidents have been investigated.

Yours faithfully,

Laura Brown

Information Rights Unit, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2024/133995

Dear Laura Brown,

Thank you for your request, which was received on 13 August.

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Yours sincerely

HMRC Information Rights Unit

Information Rights Unit, HM Revenue and Customs

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Dear Laura Brown,

We are writing in response to your request for information, received 13
August.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Information Rights Unit

Dear Information Rights Unit,

Thank you very much for suggesting how I can reduce the cost of fulfilling my request. I'd be very grateful if you could search for any information you hold on Mumsnet users purporting to be HMRC staff and revealing details of internal discussions and policies under the usernames "Hoarderoffacts", "emsyj37," "LoofahsAndFenceposts," "whistlingtax," "zen1," "Risslan" and "Maxipaws." I refer particularly to the following:

1. A post made by "Hoarderoffacts" on 10 November 2022 in the thread "Sex Equality and Equity Network - Gender crit network for civil servants" (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
2. A post made in the same thread on the same date by "emsyj37" (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
3. A second post by "emsyj37," made in the same thread on the same date, detailing discussions with HMRC's HR department (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
4. A post in the same thread by "LoofahsAndFenceposts" on 11 November 2022 (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
5. Various posts on the same page where the above users agree to further discussion of their employment via Mumsnet private message (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
6. A post in the same thread by "Hoarderoffacts" dated 12 November 2022 (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
6. A post in the same thread on the same date by "emsyj37" (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
A post in the same thread by "emsyj37" on 15 November 2022 (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
7. Another post in the same thread by "emsyj37" dated 17 November 2022: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
8. A post in the same thread by "Risslan" dated 21 November 2022 (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
9. A post in the same thread on the same date by "Maxipaws" (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
10. A post on the same thread by "Hoarderoffacts" dated 7 March 2023 (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)
11. A thread started by "Risslan"on 28 November 2022 under the title "HMRC gender pay gap more than doubles" (https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_righ...)

Yours sincerely,

Laura Brown

Information Rights Unit, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2024/180427

Dear Laura Brown,

Thank you for your request, which was received on 11 September.

Please remember to quote the reference number above if you need to contact
us about this request again.

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you know why we can't.

If we can't reply by 9 October 2024, we will write to let you know the
reason and when you can expect a response.

Yours sincerely

HMRC Information Rights Unit

Information Rights Unit, HM Revenue and Customs

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Dear Laura Brown,

We are writing in response to your request for information, received 11
September.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Information Rights Unit