The number of whistle-blowers reporting tax evasion to HMRC has increased by 63 percent.

This resulted in total payments of £473,000 in 2019/20, up from £290,250 the previous year. However, the number of awards made for those exposing tax evasion is not known.

This is arguably a surprisingly small amount, given that the UK tax gap for 2018/2019 stood at £31 billion, of which £5.6 billion was attributable to tax evasion.

HMRC does not report specifically on the additional taxes collected relating to whistleblower payments, although its payment scheme is subject to regulatory oversight.

By contrast...