HMRC Privacy Notice
Find out about HMRC's data protection policy and procedures.
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- HM Revenue & Customs
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- 18 May 2010
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The Data Protection Act 2018 requires organisations who process personal data to meet certain legal obligations.
These are contained within the Data Protection principles. HMRC is a data controller within the meaning of the act and processes large volumes of personal data.
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Published 18 May 2010
Last updated 92 OctoberMay 2024
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The Data Protection Act 2018 requires organisations who process personal data to meet certain legal obligations.
These are contained within the Data Protection principles. HMRC is a data controller within the meaning of the act and processes large volumes of personal data.
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2025-05-02 12:55
The section covering ‘The kind of information we hold about you’ has been updated to include that we process data about prospective employees, The section ‘How your personal information is collected’ has been updated to confirm that we collect data when you apply for a job and that we can also collect personal information from previous employers and referees. The section ‘How we use you information’ have been updated to confirm that we’ll use your personal information where it’s necessary for our legitimate interests including for HR and recruitment purposes. Information about fraudsters has been added to the ‘Data security’ section and a new section covering ‘Artificial Intelligence and machine learning’ has been added.
2024-10-09 11:11
Information about data sharing with the The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been added.
2024-09-13 13:59
The HMRC Privacy Notice has been updated to confirm that personal information may be used during the testing of IT systems or processes.
2024-08-29 10:00
‘How we use your information’ has been updated to include the routine examination of business records which can contain personal data when carrying out civil and criminal investigative work. A new section on Artificial Intelligence, analytics and machine learning has been added. The ‘Automated decision-making’ section has been updated to include circumstances when automated decision-making is allowed including measures to safeguard individual rights.
2024-05-14 14:18
EU institutions has been added to the list of third parties HMRC will share data with and information on UK and EU institutions has been added in the ‘Data sharing’ section.
2024-02-29 00:15
‘How we use your information’ has been updated to include the use of GOV.UK One Login to verify identity.
2023-11-09 10:50
Added translation
2023-11-06 10:19
Links have been added to the ‘Situations in which we’ll use your personal information’ and ‘When we may share your personal information with third parties’ sections.
2023-04-06 12:19
Department for International Trade (DIT) has now changed to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
2023-01-04 13:48
When we may share your personal information with third parties now includes Education and Skills Funding Agency for apprentice levy and Department for Education for policy development and evaluation of training or education and the Department for International Trade, including the UK Export Support Service and Trade Remedies Authority, in support of their trade purposes and activities.
2022-12-23 14:20
The sections about when we may share your personal information with third parties, how to complain to HMRC have been updated. Sections about data protection principles, coronavirus (COVID-19) and your personal information, automated decision making, the security of your data with third party service providers, rights of access, correction, erasure and restriction, right to withdraw consent, fees required and contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have been removed.
2022-03-28 01:00
The section ‘Contact HMRC or make a complaint’ has been updated with the name of the interim Data Protection Officer and the process to follow when making a complaint.