What is the average period of time that enquiries have been open for protected years Years related to the so called "Loan Schemes / Disguised Remuneration

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Many thousands of people now have open enquiries related to the Loan Schemes that are described by yourselves as disguised remuneration. These can go back as far as 1999.

What is the average period of time that an enquiry has remained open for protected years?

Yours faithfully,

Gary Tinker

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

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Dear Mr Tinker,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 1st
July 2018.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team