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Data Sharing

The creation of the Department of Work and Pensions is a key development in the Government’s Welfare to Work philosophy. Data sharing provision in the Act will allow the new Department to use the information it receives across the range of its functions.

• Data sharing of National Insurance contribution records will enable better evaluation of employment and training programmes. This will in turn allow the Government to plan and deliver more effective services.

• It would also enable the Government to investigate developing better payments systems; guard against the possibility of fraud and to tackle any fraud where it occurs.