Statistics maintained by the PIRC

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TITLE: Statistics maintained by the PIRC
AUTHORITY: Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
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MESSAGE 1 [outgoing]
HEADER: Stella Snape
18 July 2022
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Dear Police Investigations and Review Commissioner,
Please supply the following information -
1. Since September 2018, how many cases of suicide have been referred by HM Revenue and Customs to the PIRC?
2. Since September 2018, how many cases of attempted suicide have been referred by HM Revenue and Customs to the PIRC?
3. Since September 2018, how many cases of suicide referred by HM Revenue and Customs to the PIRC have resulted in action, or any type of other decision against HMRC?
4. Since September 2018, how many cases of attempted suicide referred by HM Revenue and Customs to the PIRC have resulted in action, or any type of other decision against HMRC?
5. For all those numbers provided above to questions 1-4, please provide details of any which have been linked in any way to the loan charge and/or disguised remuneration.
Yours faithfully,
Stella Snape

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18 July 2022
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of our staff working from home in the current crisis, although we hope to
achieve our standards of service for responding, this is not always
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18 July 2022
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Dear Ms Snape
Please find attached correspondence relating to your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Steven Ross
Information Coordinator
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner Hamilton House, Hamilton Business Park, Card Park, Hamilton ML3 0QA
T: 01698 542900 E: [
email address
] W: pirc.scot
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Dear Ms Snape
Please find attached correspondence relating to your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Steven Ross
Information Coordinator
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner Hamilton House, Hamilton Business Park, Card Park, Hamilton ML3 0QA
T: 01698 542900 E: [
email address
] W: pirc.scot
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Ms Stella Snape 
Via whatdotheyknow.com 
 
 
18 July 2022 
FOI: 797 
 
Dear Ms Snape 
 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 
 
Thank you for your request of 18 July 2022 in which you ask for the following information: 
 
“1. Since September 2018, how many cases of suicide have been referred by HM 
Revenue and Customs to the PIRC? 
 
2. Since September 2018, how many cases of attempted suicide have been 
referred by HM Revenue and Customs to the PIRC? 
 
3. Since September 2018, how many cases of suicide referred by HM Revenue 
and Customs to the PIRC have resulted in action, or any type of other decision 
against HMRC? 
 
4. Since September 2018, how many cases of attempted suicide referred by HM 
Revenue and Customs to the PIRC have resulted in action, or any type of other 
decision against HMRC? 
 
5. For all those numbers provided above to questions 1-4, please provide details 
of any which have been linked in any way to the loan charge and/or disguised 
remuneration.” 
 
The PIRC has considered that this is a request under the Freedom of Information 
(Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”). 
 
An application for information held by public authorities under section 1 of FOISA 
requires that a public authority release all information held, subject to any applicable 
exemptions. Public authorities have 20 working days following the date of receipt of the 
request to respond to an applicant. We received your request on 18 July and will respond 
in accordance with FOISA by 15 August 2022.

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Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Steven Ross 
Information Coordinator

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Ms Stella Snape 
Via whatdotheyknow.com 
 
 
25 July 2022 
FOI: 797 
 
Dear Ms Snape 
 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 
 
Thank you for your request of 18 July 2022 in which you ask for the following information: 
 
“1. Since September 2018, how many cases of suicide have been referred by HM 
Revenue and Customs to the PIRC? 
 
2. Since September 2018, how many cases of attempted suicide have been 
referred by HM Revenue and Customs to the PIRC? 
 
3. Since September 2018, how many cases of suicide referred by HM Revenue 
and Customs to the PIRC have resulted in action, or any type of other decision 
against HMRC? 
 
4. Since September 2018, how many cases of attempted suicide referred by HM 
Revenue and Customs to the PIRC have resulted in action, or any type of other 
decision against HMRC? 
 
5. For all those numbers provided above to questions 1-4, please provide details 
of any which have been linked in any way to the loan charge and/or disguised 
remuneration.” 
 
The PIRC has considered this as a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) 
Act 2002 (“FOISA”). An application for information held by public authorities under 
section 1 of FOISA requires that a public authority release all information held, subject 
to any applicable exemptions. Public authorities have twenty working days following the 
date of receipt of the request to respond to an applicant. We received your request on 
18 July and are obliged to respond in accordance with FOISA by 15 August 2022. 
 
Under Section 17 of FOISA, I can confirm that we hold this information.

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Only one case has been referred to the PIRC by HM Revenue and Customs since 
September 2018 that meets any of the criteria listed, under point 2 of your request. This 
case did not proceed to investigation due to a lack of engagement from the subject. 
 
YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST A REVIEW 
You have a right under the Act to request a review of this decision. If you wish to exercise 
this right, you must do so within forty working days following the date of receipt of this 
decision. Your request for a review must be in writing and you must specify your name 
and address for correspondence. You must also identify the decision that you wish to be 
reviewed. Should you wish to request a review, please address your request to: 
 
Police Investigations & Review Commissioner 
Hamilton House 
Caird Park 
Hamilton ML3 0QA 
Email: informationrequests@pirc.gov.scot 
 
Your review will be undertaken by an individual not involved in the original decision 
making process. 
 
YOUR RIGHT OF APPEAL 
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of a review, you have a right under the Act to 
appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. If you wish to do so, you must appeal 
to the Commissioner within six months following the date of receipt of the review notice. 
The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows: 
 
The Scottish Information Commissioner 
Kinburn Castle 
Doubledykes Road, St Andrews 
Fife, KY16 9DS 
Email: enquiries@itspublicknowledge.info 
Tel: 01334 464610 
Online Appeal website : www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal. 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Steven Ross 
Information Coordinator
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