Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2026. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Cabinet Office: Revenue and Customs
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the 2017 Memorandum of Understanding between HMRC and the Cabinet Office has been updated since the introduction of the Data Protection Act 2018; and on what basis data transfers for honours probity checks continues.
- Answer
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As noted in our answer to PQ 92590, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cabinet Office and HMRC was last updated in 2023. The Memorandum of Understanding, which is published in full on gov.uk, sets out the legal and lawful basis by which data is transferred.
The 2023 Memorandum of Understanding is available at the following link:
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 101376
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Subjects
- Data protection Cabinet Office Honours Revenue and Customs Information sharing
- Legislation
- Data Protection Act 2018
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