Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships HM Revenue and Customs has offered since 2010, by year.

This question was answered on 28th April 2025

HMRC has made use of apprentices since 2013.

This table shows the number of apprenticeships that have been offered and started in HMRC since 2010. It equates to 13,394 apprenticeships over 15 years.

Financial Year	Apprentices starting an Apprenticeship
2010/11	0
2011/12	0
2012/13	0
2013/14	57
2014/15	0
2015/16	46
2016/17	869
2017/18	1188
2018/19	3533
2019/20	3646
2020/21	1876
2021/22	522
2022/23	589
2023/24	764
2024/25	304

In October 2023, HMRC launched a new strategy to embed apprenticeships across the Department. Since then, outcomes have improved, with successful completions increasing from 43% in 2022 to over 74% now.