{"value":{"id":1663187,"askingMemberId":4631,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-18T00:00:00","uin":"201041","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to help reduce the risk of a (a) major IT failure and (b) security breach.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4399,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-18T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>HMRC continually upgrades IT systems as part of ongoing maintenance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has 24/7 support operation in place with established processes for early identification of incidents and respond to these appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>Customer data is subject to high levels of protection and HMRC takes data protection seriously.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Revenue and Customs: ICT","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1663187","method":"GET"}]}