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Eligibility form
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Application form
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Civil Service Customer Service Test
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Video interview.
Eligibility & Application form
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake, please contact us via: [email protected] Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example Please re-open my application Portsmouth 573R, 474131.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Civil Service Customer Service Test
After submission of the first stage of your application, you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Customer Service Test, if you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Guidance and details on how to access the test will be given to you before you take it. Please allow yourself plenty of time to complete it, as there will be no technical help or guaranteed assistance after 08:00 at 25/08/2026
Please note: Test Maintenance scheduled Sunday 9th August 12-1pm 4pm - 12pm & Sunday 23rd August 4-7pm .This means you will be unable to access the online tests on this date. Your progress will be saved, and you will be able to continue once the tests are available again.
Please complete the online test as soon as possible (within 24 to 48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 14:00 on 25/08/2026. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn.
Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The test is administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
Please ensure that any technical issues with the test are reported with supporting evidence prior to 08:00 on 25/08/2026 There will be no extension to the deadline for completing the test.
Also be advised that Online Tests may only be one element of the application process. You should ensure you set aside plenty of time to undertake the full application process for this role. Late applications will not be accepted.
Video interview
If you are invited to an interview, it will be a video interview, based on Civil Service Behaviours. We will send you full instructions on how to access it, what ID you will need to show us, and what it involves. Please read these carefully, it will help you to be fully prepared.
Please view the following link to assist you in the video interview: https://youtu.be/CyR41pq06Mw
After you receive your interview invite, you will have 7 days to complete and submit the interview. If you will not be able to do this in time, please contact us with your reasons before the deadline at [email protected]. Unfortunately, if you do not contact us in time your application will be withdrawn.
The HMRC app can help you with your application
The HMRC app can provide you with your past 5 years' employment history, making the process of filling in your application quicker and easier. If successful in your application, you will need your National Insurance number for the onboarding process. Download the HMRC app now and save your National Insurance number to your digital phone wallet.
How to download the HMRC app and sign up for an account
Download the free HMRC app from the App Store or Google Play store. If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID. You will then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition. You can find guidance for technical issues on GOV.UK: Technical support with HMRC online services.
Reserve List
To help you develop your skills, you will receive feedback on all scored responses.
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles if this applies to you, we will let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
If a high number of applications are received, we may implement an interview approach whereby if you fail to achieve the minimum standard on any of the questions, the assessors will not mark the remainder of the interview. If your responses consistently demonstrate the required level in these areas, we will continue with a full evaluation.
Transitional Sites
For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
If your location preference is for one of the following sites, its important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.
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Lynx House, Portsmouth moving to an alternative office in Portsmouth.
You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact the UBS Recruitment Team via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, if you are deaf, you may need access to a Language Service Professional.
Diversity and Inclusion
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people, from all backgrounds, with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
Here at HMRC we want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential.
Click here for more information on how we make this happen.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process. Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.
For more Information for people applying for, or thinking of applying for, roles at HM Revenue and Customs, please see link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-for-hmrc-information-for-applicants.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
