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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 June 2025

Debate

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Contribution

Finally, I cannot see how the Bill will not end up leading to all sorts of litigation. It is worth noting that in the Netherlands the Government introduced the system risk indication, an algorithmic tool designed to detect welfare fraud by analysing data from various sources. Proceedings were brought in the District Court of the Hague, which found in NJCM v The Netherlands in 2020, that the measures were a breach of Article 8 of the ECHR. France and Denmark have introduced similar measures, which are currently subject to litigation. The measures we are discussing today go much further.

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