Member

With strong safeguards in Part 2, it strikes the right balance between having effective powers and the necessity for proportionality and fairness, which is something that we try to do throughout the Bill. This part is tough on those defrauding public services or stealing from our welfare system, and it is fair to both taxpayers, whose money it protects, and the DWP’s claimants, who may have made genuine mistakes, by helping spot and stop errors earlier to avoid claimants getting into debt.