Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28603

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of pilot schemes for third party data sharing powers as set out in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Third Party Data sharing powers were a proposal under the previous government, separate to the measures proposed in this Bill.The Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM) is significantly different to the previously proposed Third Party Data power. EVM ...

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