A former head of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) who stepped down after he was accused by MPs of lying has been hired by HSBC to advise on honesty, according to reports.
In an explosive move, the bank has appointed Dave Hartnett, the former head of HMRC, as an adviser to ‘enforce the highest standards' at the firm, the Daily Mail reports. The decision to recruit the 61-year-old is controversial because Hartnett was embroiled in a series of ‘sweetheart deals' with firms such as Goldman Sachs during his time at HMRC. MPs on the influential public administration committee which investigated the deals repeatedly accused Hartnett of lying over a £10m settlement with Goldman Sachs as well as being ‘cavalier' with taxpayers' money. Hartnett left HMRC in D...
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