How downloading of P6, P9, SL1, SL2 and others works?
Downloading of P6, P9, SL1, SL2 and others from HMRC:
Other than E-filing services, the www.1 2eFile.com Gateway Server can also be used to download your P6, P9, SL1, SL2 etc. documents from the HMRC's Data Provisioning Service (DPS). This allows you to conduct auto tax code updates.

The retrieval of your P6 and P9 data using the HMRC Secured Mail Service
(SMS) has been abolished from Sept 2006. The only way to get your
P6, P9, SL1, SL2 and other notices will be through the Data Provisioning Service (DPS), which went live at the beginning of March 2006. 1 2eFile
is among the very first in providing this working DPS service to
its users; many others are still either wondering what the whole thing is
about, or struggling to get it to work.
You can now at this very moment, through this 1 2eFile Gateway DPS system, download your P6 and P9 as well as other available forms, from the HMRC DPS. You can further in turn download the respective data in a CSV format, to conduct auto-tax code updates.
The HMRC DPS Server allows users to download their data in two different
approaches:
• Ongoing Incremental Approach
• Date Defined Approach
Our system has been tested and certified to work perfectly with both approaches.
• Ongoing Incremental Approach:
This allows you to download your respective notices in an ongoing basis.
I.e. only the new and latest notices will be downloaded each time you
give it an instruction. The 1 2eFile Gateway Server has incorporated this
design into its software architecture, helping you to store whatever you
downloaded previously in its Server in an orderly manner. You can view
and print your historical notices at anytime for up to 3 years over the
net.
• Date Defined Approach:
You can retrieve your current and historical data from the HMRC Server by
entering your requirement into the 1 2eFile Gateway Server. Should your
system crash, you need not worry because you can always retrieve the data
again from the DPS. The 1 2eFile Gateway Server allows you to retrieve your data from any historical
period in the current tax year.
The range of documents that can be downloaded include:
For Downloading from the DPS
- P6, P9 and P6(b)
- SL1, SL2
- NOT, AR
- Various other notices