Service Level Agreement Between The Secretary Of State For Work And Pensions and Scottish Ministers in Respect of Funeral Support Payment

9. Fraud

9.1 Fraud processes are being developed in a test and learn environment and are under continuous review by DWP and Social Security Scotland. Each Party should refer to their operational guidance for current processes.

9.2 The agreed method to transfer will be as detailed in the associated Data Sharing Agreement. There will be no transfer of referrals that cannot be conducted by email.

9.3 As soon as each Party identifies a fraud interest affecting the other Party, all necessary information shall be sent over as soon as reasonably practicable.

9.4 DWP Referrals will be in the form of Word documents which will be transferred by email:

DWP transfer to Social Security Scotland

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9.5 Social Security Scotland will provide an intelligence report to DWP which will be transferred by email:

Social Security Scotland transfer to DWP

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