Disclosure of Benefit Details

Part of New Clause 2 – in the House of Commons at 4:02 pm on 1 May 2001.

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'The Secretary of State may require, by amending any benefit application form, that all benefit applicants shall give consent in writing, as a condition of receiving benefit, to the provision of some or all of their benefit details by an authorised officer to—
  1. (a) any person falling within section 109B(2A) of the Administration Act; and
  2. (b) any other person whose principal duty s to counter fraud;
provided that the benefit recipient has a conviction for fraud or the officer has reasonable grounds for belief that the benefit recipient may be committing, or intending to commit, fraud.'.