Written question asked by Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.
Child Benefit: Fraud
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 October 2025 to Question 85934, if HMRC utilised or was given access to passenger name records as part of the Data Usage Agreement with the Home Office.
- Answer
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HMRC did not directly access passenger name records held by the Home Office as part of its efforts to reduce Child Benefit non-compliance. The process involves HMRC sharing a data set with the Home Office, which includes the Child Benefit claimant’s name. Matches returned by the Home Office also include the Child Benefit claimant’s name. Both data sets were assessed and agreed for data minimisation purposes.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 92196
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Subjects
- Travel Child benefit Fraud Republic of Ireland Information sharing
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