§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the review of the Inland Revenue executive officers' framework documents is complete; and if he will make a statement. [9702]
§ Mr. JackFollowing completion of the next steps evaluation review of its executive office structure earlier this year, the Inland Revenue has now revised its executive offices' framework documents in line with the findings of that review.
The department's internal services have been reorganised following the transfer of information technology functions to its strategic partner—Electronic Data Systems—and the department's senior management review. This has resulted in a decrease in the number of service executive offices. From 1 January 1997 the department will have 20 operational and four service executive offices.
Copies of each of the executive offices' framework documents—which set out the statutory, policy and resources frameworks within which the offices operate—will be placed in the Libraries of the House shortly.