Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the value of civil penalties (a) imposed and (b) collected as a result of HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2023-24; and what was the value of civil penalties (a) imposed and (b) collected for the avoidance and evasion of (i) income tax, (ii) national insurance contributions, (iii) VAT, (iv) excise duties and (v) corporation tax in each of those years.

Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.

HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.

Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:

2019-2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed7b06786650c76af069ac4/HMRC_quarterly_report_data_table_Q4_2019_to_2020.xlsx

2020-21 and 2021-22

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022-23

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

Total number of individuals charged:

2020/21 and 2021/22:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022/23:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million