Recommendation 46

The DWP concluded on this point that they understand that the Scottish Government is working with ‘very good intentions’116 to try to deliver supportive welfare policies to people in Scotland but the UK Government ‘worry that things are announced before they [Scottish Government] have worked through the details’ of policies.117 Despite this 109 Q185 110 Q187 111 Q185 112 Q185 113 Q185 114 Q185 115 Q177 116 Q187 117 Q177 24 Welfare policy in Scotland the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work did highlight the UK Government’s enthusiasm for intergovernmental work on welfare issues and with the DWP there is ‘never a situation where we will not share data where we can’118 with the Scottish Government.