Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of HMRC’s compliance with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether monitoring data is shared with trade unions.

In line with the requirements of section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code and in order to enable HMRC to monitor the effectiveness of policies and action plans, as required, HMRC collects aggregated and anonymised data on core characteristics of its workforce in line with the requirements of section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code including additional requirements for workforce in Northern Ireland.

HMRC uses this data to monitor its workforce and produce Equality Impact Assessments that supporting the department to understand the effect of its core employment policies and decisions. This is in line with the requirements under ‘Monitoring’ in that section of the Civil Service Management Code.

Monitoring data is shared with Trade Unions in line with the statutory requirements.

HMRC Employee Relations Agreement, that was co-created with their recognised trade unions, states the following “HMRC, ARC and PCS will always aim to share information at the earliest opportunity to support effective engagement. HMRC, ARC and PCS may also need to ask for additional information to support discussions"