Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 42647

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Tabled: 31 March 2025

Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Apsana Begum

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Code of Practice in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill in protecting the (a) rights and (b) privacy of (i) vulnerable people

Answer

Andrew Western

As outlined in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, DWP will publish three Codes of Practice to sit alongside its Information Gathering, Debt Recovery and Eligibility Verification measures. These are in development and we are already e...

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