Part of New Clause 2 – in the House of Commons at 4:02 pm on 1 May 2001.
'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—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.'.
- (a) any person falling within section 109B(2A) of the Administration Act; and
- (b) any other person whose principal duty s to counter fraud;