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<p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced on 16 October 2014 the closure of 14 of
its smaller offices across the UK which do not fit the medium to long term plans of
any line of business currently operating from them. This included one office in North
Wales, Government Buildings, Colwyn Bay and followed consultation with staff, departmental
trade unions and elected representatives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following
the decision, 38 people in Colwyn Bay have been given priority status for vacancies
at their grade both within HMRC and in other government departments.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has not invited staff in Colwyn Bay office to consider voluntary
redundancy at this stage. HMRC remains committed to avoiding compulsory redundancy
and will do everything it reasonably can to avoid it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There
will be no impact on local HMRC services when the office in Colwyn Bay closes in July
2015 as it is not involved in direct customer-facing work.</p>
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