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Higher Officer

French translation: haut fonctionnaire

12:39 Oct 1, 2019
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs / UK tax collection administration
English term or phrase: Higher Officer
As part of an independent review of a decision made by HMRC:

"The decision, dated 11 November 2008, by XX, Higher Officer, and the subsequent assessment of underpaid VAT dated 16 December 2009."
Yves Barry Ben
France
Local time: 04:37
French translation:haut fonctionnaire
Explanation:
https://fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Haute_fonction_publique
La haute fonction publique, ou haute administration, se compose de hauts fonctionnaires de l'administration publique chargés d'importantes responsabilités.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-10-01 16:52:39 GMT)
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Given Daryo's reference comment, it does seem that this is a status rather below that of "haut fonctionnaire".
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 04:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 -1Officier supérieur
Florence BAUMIER
3haut fonctionnaire
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
Some basics
Daryo

  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
higher officer
Officier supérieur


Explanation:
Il s’agit d’un grade de l’armée, un encadrant de haut niveau ( par opposition : officier subalterne )

Florence BAUMIER
France
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GILLES MEUNIER: Ce n'est pas un contexte militaire....
2 mins
neutral  B D Finch: Nothing to do with army officers!
2 mins
  -> oui je vois, manque de contexte...
disagree  Daryo: no, 5 sec check shows it's a civil servant grade specific to HMRC // kind of "controllers / revisors" a grade above those making the initial decisions.
2 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
higher officer
haut fonctionnaire


Explanation:
https://fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Haute_fonction_publique
La haute fonction publique, ou haute administration, se compose de hauts fonctionnaires de l'administration publique chargés d'importantes responsabilités.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-10-01 16:52:39 GMT)
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Given Daryo's reference comment, it does seem that this is a status rather below that of "haut fonctionnaire".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: not exactly - they are just above the basic level see refs
2 hrs
  -> Your reference says that this ranks equivalent to a police inspector or chief inspector. I think that a chief inspector is more than "just above the basic level". However, see note just added.
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Reference comments


3 hrs
Reference: Some basics

Reference information:
PACE, PACE (NI) and CJSA provide that some powers can only be used by police constables of a particular rank. These powers can only be used by an HMRC officer with the equivalent rank to the stated police officer rank:

Sergeant = Officer
Inspector = Higher Officer
Chief Inspector = Higher Officer
Superintendent = Senior Officer

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-investig...

only ref. I could quickly find about the hierarchy / the grades in HMRC

"higher officers" are just a rank above those making first decisions about a case, not really "haut fonctionnaire" - which would be several grades above.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you for this insight

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