It has now been confirmed that Queensway Home will proceed to be the organisation’s base till 2047.
Centre 1 Queensway Home, HMRC Tax Workplace, East Kilbride.
(Picture: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)
HMRC have reaffirmed their long-term dedication to East Kilbride in a serious jobs increase to the city.
In 2024, HM Income and Customs signalled their long-term dedication to the city by renewing their lease at Queensway Home until 2031.
And it has now been confirmed that Queensway Home will proceed to be the organisation’s base till 2047.
In a letter to South Lanarkshire Council and the city’s MP, Helen Pickles, from HMRC, stated: “I’m writing to you now to substantiate that our present workplace at Queensway Home can be our long-term base in East Kilbride.
“Remaining and investing in Queensway Home, with a refurbishment to make it match for the longer term, finest serves our enterprise wants and secures the perfect worth for taxpayers.
“It additionally ensures we keep a robust presence within the city and offers long-term certainty for colleagues based mostly there.
“Now we have dedicated to a 20-year lease that may begin in 2027.
“East Kilbride is a part of the broader Glasgow area which incorporates the UK Authorities Hub and HMRC Regional Centre in 1 Atlantic Sq., Glasgow and a regional workplace the place specialist work is undertaken on the Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh.
“Senior leaders in HMRC communicated this info to colleagues based mostly in East Kilbride this week.”
East Kilbride and Strathaven MP Joani Reid welcomed the information.
She stated: “I’m delighted that HMRC have confirmed that East Kilbride will stay their long-term house by securing the way forward for Queensway Home till 2047.
“The settlement offers certainty for the way forward for HMRC’s presence in East Kilbride and underpins plans for a major funding within the constructing by means of a serious refurbishment programme.
“The refurbishment will rework Queensway Home into a contemporary, sustainable, and environment friendly office, making certain it continues to fulfill the wants of HMRC colleagues and helps HMRC operations for the subsequent 21 years.
“Since being elected in 2024, I’ve labored tirelessly to make sure that employers akin to HMRC stay right here in East Kilbride.
“This announcement not solely reinforces East Kilbride’s standing as a key location for UK Authorities operations however highlights the UK Authorities’s dedication to delivering for the city and its communities.”
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