Varney To Stand Down As HMRC Chairman

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

21 July 2006

It emerged this week that Sir David Varney has decided to stand down as Chairman of HM Revenue and Customs, following his appointment in the Budget to advise on the opportunities for transforming the delivery of public services, reporting to the Chancellor, as announced on Thursday 13 July.

Sir David will now work full time in his capacity as the Chancellor’s senior adviser on Transformational Government, building on his work at HMRC.

Chancellor Gordon Brown announced that:

“I am grateful to Sir David for his leadership of HM Revenue & Customs. He has overseen a transformation of the service that will be of huge benefit in the future and leaves the Department in good shape for the next set of challenges. I am grateful for Sir David’s willingness to apply his expertise to the reform agenda generally and to the benefit of other public services.”

Sir David, who will stand down as HMRC chairman on September 1, added:

“I am leaving the newly created HMRC with a clear plan to improve further service to our customers over the next five years and a successful new management team to deliver this plan. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the improvement of public services across government.”

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