Jim Harra
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| Chief Executive of NS&I | |
| Assumed office March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Dax Harkins |
| Chief Executive of HM Revenue & Customs | |
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| Minister | Sajid Javid Rishi Sunak Nadhim Zahawi Kwasi Kwarteng Jeremy Hunt Rachel Reeves |
| Deputy | Angela MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Jon Thompson |
| Succeeded by | John-Paul Marks |
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Sir James Alan Harra, KCB (born July 1962)[1] is a British civil servant who served as First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs from October 2019 to April 2025. In March 2026, Harra was announced as the new head of National Savings and Investments by the pensions minister, Torsten Bell.[2]
Background
Harra's family are based at Dollingstown in County Down, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Donaghcloney Primary School, Tandragee Junior High School and then Portadown College. He read law at Queen's University, Belfast and then became an inspector of taxes with the Inland Revenue in 1984.[3][4]
Career
In January 2009, Harra became Director of Corporation Tax and VAT, and then Director of Personal Tax Customer Operations in March 2011, and Director Personal Tax Operations in October 2011. He was Director-General for Business Tax from 2012 to 2016, when he succeeded Edward Troup as Tax Assurance Commissioner.[5][6] He became Tax Assurance Commissioner and Director General Customer Strategy and Design in October 2016 and was appointed Second Permanent Secretary at HMRC in November 2017.[7] He is also a member of the Board of the department.[8]
In November 2017, Harra appeared on BBC's Panorama programme about VAT fraud.[9]
Harra was also HMRC's LGB&T Champion.[10]
In October 2024 it was announced that Harra would retire from HMRC in April 2025.[11] He was replaced by John-Paul Marks.[12]
Honours
Harra was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2015 New Year Honours and a Knight Commander (KCB) of the same order in the 2024 Birthday Honours.[13][14]
Offices held
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."James Alan HARRA - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NS&I to pay compensation to bereaved families over account tracing failures – what we know so far". MoneySavingExpert.com. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ James to be honoured with Companion of Bath, Portadown Times, 21 February 2015
- ^ Jim to receive Companion of the Bath next month, Lurgan Mail, 28 February 2015
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HMRC senior staff pay data: September 2014". gov.uk. HM Government. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Director-General, Business Tax: Jim Harra". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Jim Harra appointed as Second Permanent Secretary at HMRC
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HM Revenue and Customs – HMRC Board". gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The fraud costing the UK more than £1bn". BBC News. 27 November 2017.
- ^ Moving forward with Pride, Civil Service Blog, 9 June 2015
- ^ Civil Service World, HMRC perm sec Jim Harra to stand down, published 4 October 2024
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HM Revenue and Customs". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Year's Honours lists 2015" (PDF). gov.uk. Cabinet Office and Foreign Office. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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