The number of prosecutions for tax avoidance and evasion for each full year since 2010 are as below: Year Prosecutions (Convictions + Acquittals) Convictions Acquittals 2010-11 390 336 54 2011-12 449 413 36 2012-13 576 540 36 2013-14 761 716 45 2014-15 709 642 67 2015-16 880 808 72 2016-17 886 807 79 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not act as a prosecuting authority. All prosecutions must be authorized by the relevant independent prosecuting authority, which for England and Wales would be the Crown Prosecution Service; for Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; and for Northern Ireland, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.