The UK head of investment advisory at the consulting and audit firm KPMG has been charged with tax offences and has left the firm.

Patrick McCoy, who led KPMG's investment advice and fiduciary management oversight teams, was removed from the group's staff listing on the UK's Financial Services Register on December 15, the register's web site shows. He stopped being a director of KPMG on January 13, according to a filing by KPMG.