Inter-agency benefit data sharing
Barriers preventing local authorities from accessing essential benefit data (e.g., Pension Credit, Universal Credit) from central government.
18 items
1 source
8 inquiries
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Inter-agency benefit data sharing has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
18 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (18)
FP74 — Recommendation 74
Recommendation: The SPSA should develop a procedure for the provision of information to COPFS where issues have been raised about the performance of an examiner who may be required to report or give evidence. COPFS should provide SPSA with guidance as …
No response yet
FP55 — Recommendation 55
Recommendation: SPSA and COPFS should agree and implement, as a matter of urgency, a process for the provision of information by SPSA to COPFS. COPFS should provide SPSA with information and advice as to the Crown’s duty of disclosure with a …
No response yet
FP54 — Recommendation 54
Recommendation: The omission of the SPSA from the statutory scheme of disclosure under sections 117 to 120 inclusive of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 should be reviewed. The SPSA should be regarded as having the same duties as …
No response yet
SP36 — Sharing information about closed Prevent referrals
Recommendation: Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters and the Home Office should assess and issue clear guidance on best practice for sharing appropriate information about closed Prevent referrals. This guidance should ensure that relevant professional agencies outside Counter Terrorism Policing, including local police …
Words of: HM Government, Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry (CP 1623), presented to Parliament by the Home Secretary, 2 July 2026
Gov response: The Home Office and CTP are working together to deliver this recommendation. Progress to date: - CTP are scoping the legal implications of routinely sharing information to relevant agencies about closed Prevent referrals. - The …
Accepted
SP27 — Cross-force information sharing review
Recommendation: Lancashire Constabulary and Merseyside Police should review the effectiveness of their information‑sharing systems and consider whether a more robust process is required. Findings should be shared with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing for consideration as to …
Words of: HM Government, Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry (CP 1623), presented to Parliament by the Home Secretary, 2 July 2026
Gov response: The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure, and the Police play a fundamental role in doing so. The Chair makes several recommendations to policing bodies, in Chapter …
Accepted
SP25 — Operation Encompass cross-border extension
Recommendation: Lancashire Constabulary should consider extending Operation Encompass to share automatically relevant information with schools in bordering areas. The Department for Education should consider national implementation. This is because children will not necessarily attend school in the same police force area …
Words of: HM Government, Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry (CP 1623), presented to Parliament by the Home Secretary, 2 July 2026
Gov response: The Home Office and the Department for Education (DfE) are working together on this recommendation. Some elements are already complete, and DfE expect to complete the remaining work by September 2026. Progress and next steps: …
Accepted
LAMI-24 — Alert education authorities when school-age child is not attending school
Recommendation: Where, during the course of an assessment, social services establish that a child of school age is not attending school, they must alert the education authorities and satisfy themselves that, in the interim, the child is subject to adequate daycare …
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LAMI-23 — Notify receiving authority of out-of-area child placements and retain responsibility
Recommendation: If social services place a child in accommodation in another local authority area, they must notify that local authority’s social services department of the placement. Unless specifically agreed in writing at team manager level by both authorities or above, the …
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LAMI-17 — Explore feasibility of a national children's database for safeguarding children under 16
Recommendation: The Government should actively explore the benefit to children of setting up and operating a national children’s database on all children under the age of 16. A feasibility study should be a prelude to a pilot study to explore its …
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LAMI-16 — Issue guidance on data protection and confidentiality for child welfare information sharing
Recommendation: The Government should issue guidance on the Data Protection Act 1998, the Human Rights Act 1998, and common law rules on confidentiality. The Government should issue guidance as and when these impact on the sharing of information between professional groups …
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R31 — Additional database access for CRB
Recommendation: As a priority, legislation should be brought forward to enable the CRB to access the following additional databases for the purpose of vetting: Her Majesty's Customs & Excise; National Criminal Intelligence Service; National Crime Squad; British Transport Police; and the …
Words of: Home Office, Bichard Inquiry Recommendations: Progress Report, 22 December 2004
Gov response: 6.93 These measures are included in the SOCPB. 6.94 Preliminary discussions have taken place with British Transport Police (BTP), C&E, NCS and the NCIS regarding the types of data held and how this could be …
Accepted
No update 2+ yrs
RHI-33 — HMT Communication Protocol
Recommendation: The protocol for relations with HMT, namely that the Northern Ireland Department of Finance must be the sole conduit of formal communication, should be reinforced and widely understood across the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The Department of Finance, for its …
Words of: Northern Ireland Executive, Executive Response to the RHI Inquiry Report Recommendations and Action Plan, Annex A, 7 October 2021
Gov response: These recommendations can be accepted in full. It is important to note that public expenditure in NI is governed by the UK Budgeting rules set by HM Treasury. These rules mean that there is limited …
Accepted
No update 2+ yrs
RHI-18 — Inter-Governmental Framework
Recommendation: More generally, we recommend a Northern Ireland government-wide framework for information exchange and, where appropriate, co-operation between the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Whitehall Departments and (where relevant) Departments of other devolved Governments and of the Government of the Republic of …
Words of: Northern Ireland Executive, Executive Response to the RHI Inquiry Report Recommendations and Action Plan, Annex A, 7 October 2021
Gov response: These recommendations can be accepted in full. They have been addressed in work to date through: • initial steps to establish a project delivery profession which will, once in place, take forward the recommended programme …
Accepted
No update 2+ yrs
HIA-9 — Social Security Payments Unaffected
Recommendation: We also recommend that social security payments should not be affected by lump sum payments awarded by the HIA Redress Board.
Gov response: No formal government response published. The Inquiry reported on 20 January 2017, the month the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed; the report The Executive Office and the Northern Ireland Office laid before Parliament in September 2019 …
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No update 2+ yrs
WATE-(49) — Mandate joint inspection programmes for educational and welfare oversight of residential schools
Recommendation: The agencies responsible for educational and welfare inspections of private residential schools accommodating children with SEN pursuant to section 347 of the Education Act 1996 should be required to agree joint programmes of inspection and reporting.
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WATE-(22) — Conduct inter-agency review of child abuse investigation procedures to issue guidance
Recommendation: In the light of the recent experience gained in both England and Wales in major investigations of alleged wide ranging abuse of children in care/looked after children, an inter-agency review of the procedures followed and personnel employed in those investigations …
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P1-11 — Share HTA reports with reliant organisations
Recommendation: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must proactively share Human Tissue Authority reports with organisations that rely on Human Tissue Authority licensing for assurance of the service provided by the mortuary.
Words of: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Assurance statement on the implementation of the Phase 1 Fuller Inquiry recommendations, dated 23 February 2024, Trust Board paper presented by Miles Scott, Chief Executive, to the meeting of 29 February 2024
Gov response: The Trust now complies with this recommendation in full on the following basis: • The Trust’s Chief Nurse and Director of Quality Governance share information regarding HTA inspections with the Kent & Medway Integrated Care …
Accepted
R1 — National IT system for police intelligence
Recommendation: A national IT system for England and Wales to support police intelligence should be introduced as a matter of urgency. The Home Office should take the lead and report by December 2004 with clear targets for implementation.
Words of: Home Office, Bichard Inquiry Recommendations: Progress Report, 22 December 2004
Gov response: There has been a comprehensive buy-in across all 43 police forces in England and Wales to the IMPACT (Information Management, Prioritisation, Analysis, Co-ordination and Tasking) programme, which will provide a national information-sharing system for police …
Accepted
No update 2+ yrs