Recommendation 49

The evidence we have heard on data sharing between the governments suggests that there are three main operational issues regarding data sharing: • data that the DWP may hold but may not currently share due to established processes underpinning consent and data protection, such as Universal Credit client data; • data that DWP do hold but in a format that isn’t readily transferable or amalgamated as requested by the Scottish Government; or • data that DWP don’t hold or routinely collect that the Scottish Government ideally would like.