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<p>The Taxpayer Protection Taskforce is made up of 1,265 FTE officers of HMRC, will
be in place for 2021/22 through to 2022/23, and will extend and expand the number
of people HMRC have deployed on compliance activity since HMRC had powers to investigate
claims.</p><p>Officers will have access to, and apply where appropriate, the normal
enquiry, penalty and information powers of HMRC. These include legal powers to carry
out civil investigations into suspected CJRS fraud, which were granted when the Finance
Act received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020.</p>
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