LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The UK tax authority saidprosecuting and regulatory agencies would meet next week todiscuss leaks of account information from clients who used aSwiss subsidiary of HSBC bank to evade tax.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and other agencieshave been under pressure from lawmakers over why only one HSBCSwiss client had been prosecuted for tax evasion and why thebank itself had not faced more scrutiny.
HMRC said in a statement on Wednesday that it had arranged ameeting with other agencies "to discuss how the stolen HSBCSuisse data can be shared with them."
The meeting will include the Serious Fraud Office, whichinvestigates financial crime, UK financial regulator theFinancial Conduct Authority, the Crown Prosecution Service, theCity of London Police, the National Crime Agency and EuroJust,which co-ordinates investigation of serious crime across the EU. (Reporting by Tom Bergin; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)