Pay-as-you-earn (Computerisation) (Hansard, 16 January 1984)

§ Mr. Ashdown
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the personal data held on each taxpayer on the new computerised pay-as-you-earn system.

§ Mr. Moore
The personal data held on the computer record for taxpayers within the new computerised pay-as-you-earn system are as follows:10W

Address of taxpayer

Address is situated abroad

Address is not known

Agent acting for taxpayer

Agent—Name

—Address

Reference

Additional Personal Allowance claimant — youngest child's date of birth

Code

Code—Basis of operation

Code—Date of issue

Code—Reason for issue

Code—Suffix T requested by taxpayer

Code Suffix—Subsidiary employment cases

Code—last cumulative code issued

Code—operated by employer

Coding Allowances, deductions and other adjustments

Date of birth

Date employment commenced or ceased

Date of leaving employment

Deceased

Director

Employer's reference

Estimated income

Higher Rate/Investment income surcharge case

How assessing year cleared and where

Last assessing year cleared

Name of taxpayer

Name at work

National Insurance number and suffix

Overpayment—amount brought forward

Overpayment—amount at 5 April

Pay—amount notified by employer

Pay for last known tax year

Permanently ceased employment

Repayment—amount and date

Return—last year issued and received

Return—date of issue of current year return

Return—received or outstanding

Return—reminder issued

Separate assessment

Sex—whether taxpayer is male or female

Small Maintenance Payments—date of birth of oldest child

Spouse's National Insurance number and initials

Tax paid in previous tax year

Taxpayer's temporary reference — when National Insurance number not known

Underpayment—amount at 5 April

Underpayment—amount brought forward

Underpayment—potential amount

Unemployment Benefit claimant

"Week 1/Month 1" code shown on employer's return

Week 53 etc. payment

Widows and Orphans Contributions — amount per employer's return

Wife's date of birth

Wife's Earnings Election claimed

Wife's sub source

Works No./Branch etc.

§ Mr. Ashdown
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how Inland Revenue staff working on the new computerised pay-as-you-earn system will trace national insurance numbers in order to assess personal data.

§ Mr. Moore
Inland Revenue staff in local tax offices maintain a control card for taxpayers who come within the pay-as-you-earn system. The staff working on the new computerised pay-as-you-earn system trace national insurance numbers from the information recorded on control cards.

§ Mr. Ashdown
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what advice on datebase design is available to the Inland Revenue in designing the new computerised pay-as-you-earn system.
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§ Mr. Moore
Expert advice has been available to the Inland Revenue since 1978, early in the feasibility study stage of the project, when CSC UK Computer Sciences Co. Ltd. was appointed, after competitive selection, to provide technical advice and support on all aspects of the project, including database design. The company continues to support the project during its implementation phase.