The number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed by HMRC in each region and the number expected to be based in each HMRC regional centre are set out in the table below.Additionally HMRC will be retaining a Headquarters, five specialist sites and eight transitional sites which will remain operational after the opening of the regional centres. The Ipswich Transitional Site will become a specialist site in 2026. The figures included in the table are what have been announced to date.HMRC is still finalising its plans for its regional centre in Nottingham and for the second phases of Glasgow and Manchester.

Region	Current FTE @ 31/07/2018	Regional Centre	FTE	Specialist Site	FTE	Transitional site	FTE
Scotland	7,459	Edinburgh	2,680	Gartcosh	260	East Kilbride	1,100
		Glasgow (Phase 1)	2,670
Northern Ireland	1,725	Belfast	1,780
Wales	3,899	Cardiff	3,600
North East	9,606	Newcastle	6,250			Washington	2,100
North West	10,875	Liverpool	4,100
		Manchester (Phase 1)	2,400			Salford	2,500
						Preston	Not yet finalised
Yorkshire & the Humber	4,016	Leeds	3,850
West Midlands	3,798	Birmingham	2,650	Telford	600
East Midlands	3,046	Nottingham	3,450
South West	1,297	Bristol	1,650
London, South East and East	12,231	Croydon	2,700	Dover	140	Reading	550
		Stratford	3,800	Worthing	900	Portsmouth	850
		Westminster HQ	1,000	Ipswich – from 2026-2027	450	Ipswich – until 2026-27	450
						Canary Wharf*

*Currently Canary Wharf is a transitional site and staff based there will move to the Stratford Regional Centre. The staff numbers are included in the relevant regional information above.

In addition to the above, HMRC will be retaining existing buildings in Liverpool until 2022/23, Southend, Alexander House until the end of 2022 and Dundee, Sidlaw House until spring 2022.