HMRC Takes Up Farming

My thanks to a loyal reader who posted about a visit to Hull yesterday by Gerry Dorby (Assistant Director of Risk and Intelligence at HMRC).

"Just been told that Gerry Dorby was asked, at a SLT meeting today in Hull, a series of questions from staff (AOs and Band Os). 

One was, with the digitalisation of data gathering coming into effect soon, where will this leave AOs? 

His answer: they'll be farmed out to other departments. 

Another question: how does he see morale and well being going in Hull as it gets closer to closing? 

Answer: well, he apparently answered another question entirely, completely side stepping it, before adding "why would anyone complain, there's loads of work to do". 

He then said he had "no idea" where the regional office in Leeds will be, either exact location or time wise. "I promise, as soon as I know, you will"., he said. 

This is as rumours fly that Wellington Place will house the Leeds staff (and what's left of Hull's) from 2019."

Therefore it seems that HMRC has taken up "farming".

Tax does have to be taxing.

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Trouble In Hull

My thanks to a loyal reader who posted this comment the other day, warning about a possible "AO dump" in Hull:

"So, Gerry Dorby visited Cherry Court in Hull a week or two ago.

The first floor of the building holds the RIS section, and all ten or so teams were recently "re-structured" because, officially, Jenni Cooper had some problem with too many teams, but in reality it was done because A) She wanted to leave people doing something she'd ordered before taking maternity leave, and B) to split up people who were seen as talking too much.

When Dorby came, he noted that he wanted as many AOs "out the door" as soon as possible, adding that the floor was "far too noisy" still.

This was on a Friday when there were, apparently, very few people in.

He is also making it his mission to get production up - even though it already as high as it can be, I've been told..."

It is not clear as to whether the HMRC AO "dump" is redundancy or moving staff to the DWP.

Tax does have to be taxing.

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