Education and Skills Funding Agency
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Data Sharing for Jobcentre Plus customers
Following legislative changes introduced by DWP, Jobcentre Plus Offices were issued with guidance explaining that the sharing of active benefit claimant information between Jobcentre Plus, Skills Providers and Next Step contractors without the need to obtain their informed consent is now possible. This means that organisations dealing with the unemployed client group should no longer assume that individuals coming from Jobcentre Plus have consented to information sharing. Providers will need to consider the implications for their business, and also need to be able to respond to any queries that are raised by learners.
Jobcentre Plus and DWP are currently developing further information on this and we will forward this when it is available.
