Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3096
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to allow the sharing of relevant information with police forces to help identify potentially fraudulent benefit claims.
Answer
Andrew WesternDWP has a close working relationship with the police and other law enforcement agencies to enable the Department to investigate fraud. This joint working allows full exchange of information from the police to DWP and the DWP to police, under data sharing ...
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