HMRC misses deadline to create team of cyber investigators

Stuart Sumner
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Creation of team aiming to counter the increased threat on HMRC's systems is running late

The government's tax collector, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), is now almost two months late on its commitment to create a team of cyber investigators. In the department's Structural Reform Plan M...

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