Civil Servant, HM Revenue and Customs

Mark joined the Inland Revenue in 1989 as a direct entrant inspector. Following taxes technical training he took over as District Inspector at Leeds (Underwriters Unit), the specialist office dealing with the tax affairs of members of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.

After 2 years at Leeds, Mark moved to Head Office, working initially on deregulation policy and subsequently as personal assistant to the Director General. He then spent 4 years with overall responsibility for Tax Credits communications before being appointed director of the programme to reform the Construction Industry Scheme.

Late in 2007, Mark temporarily took on the role of Deputy Director, Data Security, as part of HM Revenue and Customs’ immediate response to the Child Benefit data security breach.

He now has policy and operational responsibility for Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax, as Business Director, Stamp Taxes.