Central Policy
Information Policy and Disclosure
HMRC Freedom of Information Team
Mr Paul Creasy
Room 1C/23
100 Parliament Street
Email: request-345217-
London. SW1A 2BQ
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Phone
Fax
03000 586 902
Web
www.gov.uk
Date
8 August 2016
Our ref
FOI 2230/16
DX
Your ref
Dear Mr Creasy
Freedom of information Act (FOIA)
Thank you for your request under the FOIA, which was received on 12 July 2016, for the
following information:
You send letter with "Current we pay your benefits or tax credits into a Post Office card
account. But we now expect you to use a bank, building society or credit union account"
What legal authority do you to make someone stop using the Post Office card account and
legal authority you have to bully them to open or use a bank, building society or credit union
account for benefits?
Why send me letter from HM Government when you are HMRC or DWP?
HMRC does not issue letters of the type you have specified. I understand you have
submitted an identical request to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). DWP may
be able to provide you with some further advice and assistance.
If you are not happy with this reply you may request a review by emailing
xxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xxx.xx, or by post to HMRC FOI Team, Room 1C/23, 100 Parliament
Street London SW1A 2BQ. You must request a review within 2 months of the date of this
letter. It would help us carry out our review if you set out the aspects of the reply that
concern you and why you are dissatisfied.
If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you can complain to the
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO wil not usually consider a case unless
you have exhausted the internal review procedure provided by HMRC. You can make a
complaint through the ICO’s website at:
www.ico.org.uk, or by post to: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Information is available in large print, audio and Braille formats.
Text Relay service number – 18001
Response template 1
Director Central Policy: Marie Claire Uh
art
Yours sincerely
Peter Harlow
To find out what you can expect from us and what we expect from you go to
www.gov.uk/hmrc/your-charter and have a look at ‘Your Charter’.
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