Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 103949

Home Office and Revenue and Customs: Information Sharing

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what correspondence the Government has had with the Information Commissioner's Office on the data sharing pilot between HMRC and the Home Office.

Answer

Josh Simons

In October 2025, the ICO Review Board observer submitted an inquiry to the DEA Secretariat regarding a news article pertaining to a data sharing arrangement between HMRC and the Home Office.The DEA Secretariat subsequently contacted HMRC, who forwarded it...

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