Best Start Grant: Service Level Agreement between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers

9. Fraud

9.1 The following processes have been agreed by each party:

9.1.1 Key Fraud referral processes from DWP to Social Security Scotland, as detailed in Annex 2(a).

9.1.2 Key Fraud referral processes from Social Security Scotland to DWP, as detailed in Annex 2(b).

9.1.3 Key Fraud Common Interest [Redacted], as detailed in Annex 2(c1).

9.1.4 Key Fraud Common Interest [Redacted], as detailed in Annex 2(c2).

9.1.5 Key Fraud Common Interest [Redacted], as detailed in Annex 2(c3).

9.1.6 Key Fraud data share process for checking the relevance of the [Redacted] interest, as detailed in Annex 2(d).

9.1.7 Referrals in the form of Word documents will be transferred by secure email:

DWP transfer to Social Security Scotland: [Redacted]

Social Security Scotland transfer to DWP: [Redacted]

9.2 As soon as each party identifies a fraud interest affecting the other party, all necessary information as detailed in Annexes 2(a) to 2(d) shall be transferred to the other party as soon as reasonably practicable.

9.3 The agreed method to transfer will be as detailed in the [Redacted] DSA as referenced, in Section 4 (Derivation) of this Agreement. From day one, there will be no transfer of referrals that cannot be conducted by secure email.

9.4 Social Security Scotland and DWP will keep the above processes under review.