The return of the database state: mandatory data matching and expansive data sharing
18 February 2021
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The Government propose to expand the data matching capability of the Cabinet Office as legitimised by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. Data matching (and the associated data sharing) is to be extended from its current anti-fraud base to include any other criminal activity, debt recovery and data quality (e.g. improving accuracy of personal data). The proposals are described in a document entitled “Consultation on the expansion of the National Fraud Initiative Data Matching Powers” which also includes a
