Written question asked by Jonathan Edwards (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 28 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2022 (named day). It was answered by Felicity Buchan (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Social Security Benefits: Wales
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November to Question 93503 on Government Departments: Devolution, whether the Concordat on Statistics between the UK Government and devolved Administrations covers the sharing of details of the recipients of DWP benefits with the Welsh Government and Welsh Local Authorities.
- Answer
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The Concordat on Statistics sets out a framework for statistical co-operation between the UK Government and devolved administrations in relation to the production of statistics for and within the UK, statistical standards and the statistics profession.
The Department for Work and Pensions engages with Welsh Government and Welsh local authorities on statistical data sharing initiatives where there is a legal power to do so and the appropriate data sharing governance (agreements) have been put in place.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 97566
- Session
- 2022-23
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- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Devolution Recipients Social security benefits Wales
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