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<p>On 12 November, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the next stage of its ten-year
modernisation programme. As part of that, the department demonstrated its long-term
commitment to Yorkshire and the Humber by setting out that it would establish a Regional
Centre in Leeds.</p><br /><p>A number of factors were considered by HMRC when deciding
where to locate its new Regional Centres. In addition to cost, it considered local
and national transport links, the local labour market, supply of future workforce
and the retention of current staff and skills.</p><br /><p>HMRC modelled the impact
of locating the Regional Centre for Yorkshire and the Humber in both Bradford and
Leeds. For both scenarios, it took into account the potential loss of jobs for staff
expected to be outside of reasonable daily travel (defined as approximately 1 hour
from home to work, though dependent on individual circumstances).</p><br /><p>HMRC
first shared its transformation plans with its employees 18 months ago. Since then
has held more than 2,000 events across the UK, setting out how and why it is changing.
The department is committed to continuing to support all of its employees who are
affected by these changes.</p><br /><p>Staff in Yorkshire attended a number of face-to-face
events, providing feedback on the potential location of the regional centre. They
will also have the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances in one-to-one
meetings with their manager.</p><br /><p>This transformation programme will ultimately
enable HMRC to deliver better public services at lower cost to the taxpayer. It will
generate estate savings of £100 million a year by 2025.</p>
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