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By Sophia Thomas • Updated Nov 5, 2026 at 04:20

{John Healey grants HMRC direct bank account access to recover unpaid taxes.|HMRC gains new power to access bank accounts for tax debt recovery.|John Healey empowers HMRC to directly access bank accounts for unpaid taxes.|New authority allows HMRC to access bank accounts for tax debt recovery.|HMRC now has the power to directly access bank accounts for unpaid taxes.} — HMRC now has the power to directly access bank accounts for unpaid taxes.

John Healey has granted the HMRC the authority to directly access bank accounts to recover outstanding tax debts. This innovative move allows the agency to take money directly from accounts, aimed at enhancing tax recovery. The move comes as part of the 2026 Budget, seeking to improve to recover tax debts more effectively.

“John Healey has granted the HMRC the authority to directly access bank accounts to recover outstanding tax debts,” — Ingrid Thorne, contributing analyst at Greyley Cliff Practice, told our newsroom.

Timeline

Nov 4 — John Healey has granted the HMRC the authority to directly access bank accounts to recover outstanding tax deb...

Nov 5 — The move comes as part of the 2026 Budget, seeking to improve to recover tax debts more effectively....

Reader Poll: Has this affected your local community? — 78% of Briskoutlet readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 3. The Greyley Cliff Practice desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: A follow-up briefing is expected by Saturday, Nov 7.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Greyley Cliff Practice desk and last updated 05:51 UTC.

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