HM Revenue & Customs

The United Kingdom's HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) service was formed on 18 April 2005, following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments.

People

• Lin Homer - chief executive officer from December 2011, previously Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport (2010-11) and Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency
• Mike Clasper Chair HM Revenue & Customs (Earns £150,000 - £154,999)
• Steve Lamey - Director General Benefits & Credits (Earns £205,000 - £209,999)
• Simon Bowles Chief Finance Officer (Earns £185,000 - £189,999)
• Phil Pavitt - Chief Information Officer (£180,000 - £184,999)
• Mike Falvey - Chief People Officer - (Earns £175,000 - £179,999)

Former senior staff

• Dave Hartnett - Permanent Secretary For Tax (Earned £160,000 - £164,999) - 'retired' in September 2012, has since taken on advisory positions with HSBC on financial crime governance (alongside former Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, Bill Hughes and former US deputy attorney general Jim Comey) and with Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte
• Lesley Strathie - Chief Executive Officer (Earned £170,000 - £174,999) - stood down in November 2011 due to health reasons, died January 2012. Replaced by:

Contact

Website: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm