Revenue and Customs: Staff

(asked on 28th March 2018) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff employed by HMRC are working on the development of the Customs Declaration Service due for roll-out in August 2018.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 17th April 2018

The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) is a top priority programme within government and HMRC receives the support it needs. HMRC is on track to deliver CDS by January 2019, and it will begin to transition businesses from the current Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) service to CDS from August 2018.

HMRC manages CDS very closely and has prioritised its delivery for Day 1 of EU exit. HMRC has the capability required to deliver the programme and this capability is continuously reviewed.

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