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Letter to HMRC — COP 9

James Bullock of McGrigors LLP and Paul Roberts of Grant Thornton LLP write an open letter to HMRC to ask it to reconsider its procedure for clearance of potential prosecution cases into Code 9

 
James Bullock of McGrigors LLP and Paul Roberts of Grant Thornton LLP write an open letter to HMRC to ask it to reconsider its procedure for clearance of potential prosecution cases into Code 9
 
Dear Inspector
 
We write to highlight a particular issue that has been a cause for concern for tax investigations practitioners and perhaps more particularly for their clients for some time. The issue is the length of time that it takes to obtain confirmation of the application of Code of Practice 9 Civil Investigation of Fraud (CIF) procedures in circumstances where criminal prosecution...

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