HMRC Graduate Programme (Tax Professional) 2014-2015

Kexy,
At the welcome event we all had locations on our badges, however those locations were of where we would be studying, not where we are located.

Can anyone provide any information on the White Rose location in Leeds, ie parking/transport links

Does anybody know how the references are checked?

Has everyone heard from their line manager yet? Or should I be making contact with them?

This is from the facebook page which they updated today:
Important InformationWe are receiving several enquiries about TSP 2015 official appointment letters and contracts of employment.Please note HRCSR are aiming to issue appointment letters by the end of the month once all pre employment checks have been completed, with contracts of employment to follow after that.


If the situation changes, we will update you via this Facebook page.Thank you

I've heard from my manager and going on 12th August to look round the office (Manchester). Still not got my DBS back though. I called audrey and she said she sent it off that day (tuesday) which I thought was a bit of a coincidence to say I'd rang that day. I checked online on the tracking service and it says it was sent on the 4th of June but still the checks haven't been started?! I suppose I'll just have to wait another week and call her again. Has anyone else still not had their DBS back yet?

Has everyone heard from their line manager yet? Or should I be making contact with them?

I've had quite a few problems with the DBS application myself. A few weeks ago I contacted Audrey to enquire about my DBS Status (as like you it said the checks hadn't started yet). She said she'd get someone to contact them and I heard no more. After contacting DBS directly, I learned that there were problems with the information sent to them and that they had to be corrected. After a few more phone calls, nothing really seemed to be progressing. Eventually, with the reference for my DBS application, I called DBS again and was asked to verbally correct the form to them over the phone. A few days later it all went very quickly and the certificate was printed. Basically, I'd just advise contacting DBS directly on 03000 200 190 with your reference number to find out why there have been delays in your application. I think, because Audrey is very busy with multiple matters, it's quite easy for problems to get lost in the mass of it all.

tl;dr.
Contact DBS directly on 03000 200 190 and enquire about why your DBS application hasn't progressed yet. They'll probably explain why and you should be able to correct the problem there and then.

Hope this helps!

Has anyone from the Newcastle Office heard from their manager yet?

I'm sure this has probably already been mentioned on the fb page but I can't find it. I'm supposed to be going on holiday for a long weekend and the flights are booked for a Thursday September 24th so I'd need to have the Thursday and Friday off. Does anyone know who im supposed to contact about this to see if I can have the time off?

Interesting... at the London welcome event we didn't have that!