Dates of HMRC Office Closures

My thanks to a loyal reader for sending me the list of dates of the HMRC office closures:

The list of HMRC offices to shut, and their proposed closure dates:  

Yorkshire and the Humber
Bradford (Centenary Court) 2020-21, Bradford (The Interchange) 2019-20, Grimsby (Imperial House) 2020-21, Harrogate (Victoria Avenue) 2016-17, Hull (Cherry Court) 2020-21, Leeds (Munroe Court) 2019-20, Leeds (Castle House) 2019-20, Leeds (Peter Bennett House) 2019-20, Leeds (Windsor House) 2020-21, Sheffield (Concept House) 2010-21, Shipley (Accounts Office) 2019-20, York (Swinson House) 2019-20.

North East of England
Middlesbrough (Russell Street) 2018-19, Middlesbrough (Eustace House) 2019-20, Peterlee (Emerald Court) 2020-21, Stockton-on-Tees (George Stephenson House) 2020-21, Sunderland (Waterside House) 2019-20, Washington (Waterview Park) 2024-25.

East Midlands
Derby(Northgate House) 2018-19, Leicester (Saxon House) 2020-21, Lincoln (Lawress Hall) 2020-21, Lincoln (Cromwell House) 2016-17, Chesterfield (Markham House) 2016-17, Nottingham (Castle Meadow) 2020-21 when the move will be made into a new regional centre in Nottingham - possibly at Castle Meadow.

London, the South East and East of England

Bedford 2016-17, Brighton 2018-19, Cambridge 2018-19, Canterbury 2019-20, Chatham 2016-17, Chelmsford 2016-17, Colchester 2016-17, Crawley 2017-18, Felixstowe 2016-17, Gravesend 2019-20, Harwich 2017-18, Ipswich (Haven House) 2027-28, Ipswich (St Clare\'s House) 2023-24, London (Berkeley House) 2016-17, London (Bush House) 2019-20, London (Capitol House) 2020-21, London (Custom House) 2019-20, London (Dorset House) 2019-20, London (Euston) 2020-21, London (Ealing International House) 2020-21, London (Riverside House) 2017-21, Luton 2020-21, Maidstone 2020-21, Milton Keynes 2016-17, Norwich 2016-17, Oxford 2017-18, Peterborough (Churchgate) 2020-21, Peterborough (Clifton House) 2017-18, Portsmouth (Lynx House) 2025-26, Portsmouth (Wingfield House) 2018-19, Reading 2024-25, Redhill 2018-19, Romford 2016-17, Southampton 2019-20, Southend 2019-20, Staines (Forum House) 2017-18, Staines (Heliting House) 2017-18, Surbiton 2017-18, Tilbury 2016-17, Uxbridge 2018-19, Watford 2020-21, Wembley 2020-21, Woking 2017-18.

Northern Ireland

Newry (Custom House) June 2016, Coleraine (Fern House) 2016-17, Craigavon (Marlborough House) 2017-18, Enniskillen (Abbey House) 2017-18, Belfast (Beaufort House) 2017-18, Belfast (Carne House) 2017-18, Belfast (Custom House) 2017-18, Belfast (Dorchester House) 2017-18, Lisburn (Moira House) 2019-20, Londonderry (Foyle House) 2020-21.

North West of England

Warrington 2018-19, Carlisle 2017-18, Workington 2018, Bolton 2019-20, Manchester (four offices) 2019-20, Blackburn 2019-20, Blackpool transfer to the Department for Work and Pensions, Preston (three offices) 2020-21 and three to later transfer to the Department for Work and Pensions, Bootle (four offices) 2018-19 and 2019-20, Liverpool one office 2018-19 and two to later transfer to the Department for Work and Pensions, St Helens 2018-19.

Scotland

Aberdeen (Ruby House) 2020-21, Bathgate (Pyramids Business Centre) 2019-20, Cumbernauld (Accounts Office) 2019-20, Dundee (Sidlaw House) due to transfer to DWP, Dundee (Caledonian House) 2017-18, East Kilbride (Hawbank Stores), East Kilbride (Plaza Tower) 2020-21, East Kilbride (Queensway House) 2025-26, Edinburgh (Elgin House) 2019-20, Edinburgh (Grayfield House) 2019-20, Edinburgh (Meldrum House) 2019-20, Glasgow (Cotton House) 2019-20, Glasgow (Portcullis House) 2019-20, Inverness (River House) 2017-18, Livingston (Barbara Ritchie House) 2019-20, Irvine and Glenrothes offices are also both in the process of closing.

South West of England

Avonmouth (Custom House) 2017-18, Bournemouth (Holland House) 2019-20, Bristol (101 Victoria Street) 2017-18, Bristol (Crescent Centre) 2017-18, Exeter (Longbrook House) 2020-21, Gloucester (Twyver House) 2017-18, Plymouth (The Apex) 2016-17, Plymouth (Westpoint) 2016-17, Redruth (Piran House) 2018-19, Swindon (Wiltshire Court) 2017-18, Taunton (Michael Paul House) 2016-17.

Wales

Wrexham, Swansea, Porthmadog and the present Cardiff base at Llanishen will close. An office in Merthyr is already due to shut in 2016.

West Midlands

Birmingham (City Centre House) 2019-20, Birmingham (Norfolk House) 2019-20, Brierley Hill (Bridge House) 2016-17, Brierley Hill (Merry Hill) will transfer to Department for Work and Pensions, Coventry (Sherbourne House) 2019-20, Northampton (Princess House) 2020-21, Northampton (Northgate House) 2016-17, Solihull (Sapphire East) 2019-20, Solihull (Royal House) 2019-20, Telford (Boyd House I and II, Abbey House and Matheson House) 2017-18, Telford (Parkside Court) 2019-20, Walsall (Pattison House) 2016-17, Wolverhampton (Crown House) 2019-20, Worcester (Council Buildings) 2019-20.

Source: HMRC  

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100 Parliament Street To Remain HMRC’s HQ

My thanks to loyal reader for forwarding me a copy of yesterday's announcement posted on the HMRC intranet.

"Ironically" 100 Parliament Street will remain as HMRC’s HQ!

Here is the full text:

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HMRC is transforming into a smaller, more highly-skilled organisation. 

These changes mean we’ll be able to deliver better public services at lower cost to the taxpayer.

To achieve this, we are now taking the next step in our 10-year modernisation programme.  

The way that we’re currently organised, across 170 offices, simply doesn’t make business or financial sense.

That’s why we're bringing the department together into 13 big, modern regional centres, equipped with the digital infrastructure and training facilities we need to make HMRC fit for the demands of the 21st century. 

There will also be a scaled-back presence in our Westminster headquarters and four Specialist Sites to cover work that cannot be done elsewhere.

The regional centres will offer high-quality jobs and opportunities for training and career development. 

As a national organisation, HMRC will maintain a significant presence serving every English region, as well as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

●     The North East will be in Newcastle

●     The North West – one in Manchester and one in Liverpool

●     Yorkshire and the Humber – in Leeds

●     The East Midlands – in Nottingham

●     The West Midlands –  in Birmingham

●     Wales – in Cardiff

●     Northern Ireland – in Belfast

●     Scotland – one in Glasgow and one in Edinburgh

●     The South West – in Bristol

●     To serve London, the South East and East of England, we're creating two regional centres – one in Stratford and one in Croydon.

100 Parliament Street will remain as HMRC’s HQ, albeit with fewer people based there.

We’re going to retain four sites for specialist work - in Dover, Worthing, Telford and Gartcosh.

A number of touchdown locations will serve HMRC’s mobile customer service teams and compliance field workers.

We’ll also keep some Transitional Sites open for between five and ten years, as stepping stones to Regional Centres.

These are East Kilbride, Washington, Ipswich, Reading and Portsmouth.

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We’ve tried hard to keep the impact on our workforce to a minimum. That’s why more than 90 per cent of people will be within Reasonable Daily Travel of either a Regional Centre or one of the Transitional Sites.. 

We do recognise that everyone is different and that there’s no single answer that will cover everyone, as people have very different circumstances, which is why it is important that we hold one-to-ones with everyone. 

That’s why you will have an opportunity to discuss your personal circumstances with your manager ahead of any office closure or move.

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HMRC Intranet Crashes

I understand that, despite promising staff access to a written summary about the announcement concerning office closures, there was a problem. As soon as the summary was posted at 13.00 the intranet crashed.


This does not bode well for either the staff, or taxpayers who are being asked to use and trust HMRC's digital revolution!

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HMRC announces next step in its ten-year modernisation programme to become a tax authority fit for the future

HMRC announces next step in its ten-year modernisation programme to become a tax authority fit for the future: https://t.co/qAkhN3klAi

— HMRC Press Office (@HMRCpressoffice) November 12, 2015

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HMRC's One Hour Silence - Restructuring Update

I understand that there will be a message on the HMRC intranet at 1.00PM for staff to read more about today's announcements.

Access will be limited and timed.

Seemingly "business needs" come first!

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HMRC's One Hour Silence

Today, at 11am, HMRC call centres will fall silent.

This is not in keeping with November's spirit of war and remembrance, but will sadly be used to deliver news to HMRC staff about their futures within HMRC.

All calls in will be shut off for an hour, while local managers deliver a simultaneous message to all HMRC staff about further redundancies.

Updates to follow.

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