HM Revenue & Customs
GOV.UK lists HM Revenue & Customs as a non-ministerial department, so it has no secretary of state of its own. HM Treasury's PESA 2026 records total departmental expenditure limits of £6.7 billion in 2025-26, with plans of £7.6 billion for 2026-27. In 2025-26 prices, the department's total DEL was £7.5 billion in 2021-22 and £6.7 billion in 2025-26. The Cabinet Office's Civil Service Statistics 2026 count 75,500 civil servants (70,925 a year earlier) at 31 March 2026, by headcount. The median salary of its civil servants was £37,680, and 51.6% of those whose sex is recorded were women. The National Audit Office's most recent report listed for the department is "HM Revenue & Customs 2025-26 Accounts" (9 July 2026).
Spending
| Financial year | Total DEL | Resource DEL | Capital DEL | Administration budget | Total managed expenditure | Total DEL, 2025-26 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 outturn | £6.2 billion | £5.5 billion | £662 million | £848 million | £58.5 billion | £7.5 billion |
| 2022-23 outturn | £6.6 billion | £5.9 billion | £756 million | £914 million | £41.0 billion | £7.5 billion |
| 2023-24 outturn | £6.7 billion | £6.0 billion | £725 million | £928 million | £40.5 billion | £7.2 billion |
| 2024-25 outturn | £5.9 billion | £5.1 billion | £728 million | £993 million | £34.3 billion | £6.1 billion |
| 2025-26 outturn | £6.7 billion | £5.9 billion | £876 million | £1.1 billion | £33.3 billion | £6.7 billion |
| 2026-27 plans | £7.6 billion | £6.7 billion | £873 million | £1.2 billion | £36.7 billion | £7.5 billion |
| 2027-28 plans | £7.4 billion | £6.8 billion | £647 million | £1.1 billion | £37.6 billion | £7.1 billion |
| 2028-29 plans | £6.9 billion | £6.4 billion | £481 million | £1.0 billion | £37.5 billion | £6.5 billion |
Source: HM Treasury, PESA 2026, Chapter 1. What DEL and total managed expenditure cover.
Civil service staff
| Measure | 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Headcount | 75,500 | 70,925 |
| Full-time equivalent | 70,450 | 65,965 |
| Median salary | £37,680 | – |
| Women, % of known sex | 51.6% | – |
| Responsibility level | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Senior Civil Service | 570 |
| Grade 6 or Grade 7 | 10,620 |
| Senior or Higher Executive Officer | 27,465 |
| Executive Officer | 17,340 |
| Administrative Assistant or Administrative Officer | 19,505 |
| With an unreported grade | 0 |
| Organisation | Headcount |
|---|---|
| HM Revenue and Customs (excl. agencies) | 71,210 |
| Valuation Office Agency | 4,290 |
Source: Civil Service Statistics 2026 and 2025, Cabinet Office.
National Audit Office reports
- HM Revenue & Customs 2025-26 Accounts 9 July 2026
- HMRC’s use of travel data to tackle fraud and error in Child Benefit payments 24 June 2026
- Taxing large businesses 27 February 2026
- Administration of Welsh rates of income tax 2024-25 23 January 2026
- Administration of Scottish income tax 2024-25 16 January 2026
- HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: Resource Accounts 17 July 2025
- HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: Trust Statement audit report 17 July 2025
- HM Revenue & Customs Accounts 2024-25: C&AG’s report 17 July 2025
- Collecting the right tax from wealthy individuals 16 May 2025
- The administrative cost of the tax system 10 February 2025
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Sources
- HM Treasury: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 1 tables · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
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a72891098003… - National Audit Office: reports by department · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
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