tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post4794301203345976302..comments2024-03-29T06:52:40.745+00:00Comments on HMRC Is Shite: The Robots Are ComingKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-52048456431302929872011-06-16T16:21:09.968+01:002011-06-16T16:21:09.968+01:00I'm not sure why the article has been tagged w...I'm not sure why the article has been tagged with 'data protection act'.<br /><br />The DPA rather redundant here as the information is publicly available which means that somewhere along the line the individual has agreed (or rather given implied consent) for the information to be shared.<br /><br />It cannot retrospectively be considered data that HMRC holds exclusively about the person and therefore is not a DPA issue.<br /><br />There is of course the legitimate concern of freedom of interferance under Section 8 of the HRA 1998 however if someone has publically boasted about a source of untaxed income and under UK law it says that particular source is taxable then that person has failed their obligations under Section 8 TMA1970 which is where HMRC's remit lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-41847440415674097112011-06-15T21:41:45.223+01:002011-06-15T21:41:45.223+01:00Will the bots be going on strike on the 30th June?...Will the bots be going on strike on the 30th June?Really Bad News. Honest.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-91743952484493694262011-06-15T18:59:20.430+01:002011-06-15T18:59:20.430+01:00Organisation is the enemy of efficiency.Organisation is the enemy of efficiency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-14874422290013929822011-06-15T18:04:51.451+01:002011-06-15T18:04:51.451+01:00@15 June 2011 15:01
I thought this sounded famili...@15 June 2011 15:01<br /><br />I thought this sounded familiar. Last heard of it being used around 2005 aka. the last time the department actually cared about what it was doing and wasn't busy getting rid of people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-49525789132367804842011-06-15T17:58:08.228+01:002011-06-15T17:58:08.228+01:00Robots, Zombies, Muppets, Sycophants, Megalomaniac...Robots, Zombies, Muppets, Sycophants, Megalomaniacs, Dictators (sorry Directors) Pacesetter Evangelists, Net Bots!<br /><br />Nothing short of an admission of failure and a rethink followed by a restart will change the way HMRC works.<br /><br />If Euthanasia were legal in the UK the plug would have been pulled way before now.<br /><br />Clear out the dross, sort out the mess and become a leading Civil Service Department that staff are proud to work for. And fucking well get rid of Pacesetter in the process - You know it makes sense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-55120941538913701232011-06-15T15:01:32.194+01:002011-06-15T15:01:32.194+01:00This isn't new, they have been using this tech...This isn't new, they have been using this technology for a few years, perhaps they are just trying up increase it's profile to scare people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-43265133639374016962011-06-15T11:55:03.084+01:002011-06-15T11:55:03.084+01:00I thought HMRC already had robots working for them...I thought HMRC already had robots working for them having dealt with their "Customer Call Centers(sic)" in the past.<br />They appear to be only read from a script and terminate the call if they can't answer your questions.<br /><br />It does not compute, I will termi9nate the call.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-72887453772024561622011-06-15T11:32:44.372+01:002011-06-15T11:32:44.372+01:00"What will HMRC do with all the data it colle..."What will HMRC do with all the data it collects on innocent people etc, that is not relevant to a specific tax evasion case"<br /><br />They will instruct AA/AO Machines to open Microsoft Excel.<br />Give it 20 different tab headings like errr-Reference Number/Name. etc.<br />Save it into the Shared Drive and then ask the Machines to collate Monthly statistics on things like Bank Interest totals.<br />And then a manager will advise you to note this work down to submit it at your yearly PDE :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-4292812809598173122011-06-15T11:22:41.119+01:002011-06-15T11:22:41.119+01:00Oh look, another failed HMRC IT project coming alo...Oh look, another failed HMRC IT project coming along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com