§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what basis information held at Swindon 2 tax office on Suzanne Allen and Yvonne Knight was communicated to Swindon police.
§ Mr. LilleyIt is a strict rule that Revenue officials are not permitted to disclose personal and private information about the affairs of individual taxpayers except in certain very limited circumstances. Each Revenue official signs a statutory declaration to that effect on taking up duty in the Department. Disclosures are made to the police only in connection with the very serious crimes of murder and treason and then only with the express authority of the board.
No information about Suzanne Allen or Yvonne Knight has been communicated to the Swindon police.