Long-Term Care: Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) between Social Security and Taxes Office

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A decision made 10 June 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2014-0075
Decision Summary Title :	Long-Term Care- DSA with Jersey Taxes Office GOV 442		Date of Decision Summary:	30 May 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Governance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Long-Term Care- DSA with Jersey Taxes Office GOV442		Date of Written Report:	22 May 2014
Written Report Author:			Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Long-Term Care – Data sharing Agreement (DSA) between the Social Security Department and the Jersey Taxes Office
Decision(s): The Minister has decided to request that the Minister for Treasury and Resources authorises the disclosure of information specified in Section 4 of the DSA. As per Article 13A of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961, the Comptroller of Taxes is authorised to disclose information to the Social Security Department for any purpose approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources as requested by the Minister for Social Security.
Reason(s) for Decision: The aim of the Data Sharing in GOV442 is to allow the Social Security Department to ascertain if claimants have current tax liability and ensure that they have sufficient funds to meet this liability when assessing benefit entitlement
Resource Implications: The data sharing has no financial or resource implications.
Action required: Minister’s P.A. to forward copies of this Ministerial Decision and GOV442 to the Minister for the Treasury & Resources for his approval.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Long-Term Care: Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) between Social Security and Taxes Office

Social Security

Ministerial Decision Report


Subject:	Long Term Care – DSA with Jersey Taxes Office GOV442 addendum
Exempt Clause:		Date:	30 May 2014

Author:	Head of Governance

Purpose

The aim of the Ministerial Decision and the Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) GOV442 is to allow the Social Security Department (SSD) to ascertain the current tax liability for Long -Term Care claimants

Background

SSD need to confirm the amount of tax liability for the household consisting of the claimant and a partner where they are living as a couple, this is required to establish if a member/members of the household qualify to receive Long-Term Care Benefit.

Long-Term Care support requires a means tested assessment to identify the financial support required. Part of this is to ensure that individuals have sufficient funds to meet their tax liability. The details of the means assessment are contained within the Long-Term Care Benefits Order 2014.

The JTO sharing data directly with the SSD, thus confirming the tax liability, ensures individuals have funds to meet this liability which is beneficial to both the JTO and SSD and to the individual. It also ensures more accurate information is provided reducing the risk of error and overall an improved customer service.

GOV442 between the SSD and JTO

As such, SSD would like to request the following data is shared as outlined in Section 4 of the Data Sharing Agreement.

On a weekly basis the SSD will provide the JTO with the following details of the individuals whose tax liability needs to be confirmed:

Name
Date of birth
Social Security Number

On receipt of the above data the JTO will provide the SSD with the following details in respect of each individual

Name
Date of birth
Social Security Number
Total tax liability for the previous year (best estimate where an accurate liability is not available)

Only personal data (as defined by the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005) will be shared. The sharing of sensitive personal data, such as health data, forms no part of this agreement.

Recommendation

As per Article 13A of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961, the Comptroller of Taxes has authority to disclose information to SSD for any purpose approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources as requested by the Minister for Social Security.

Further to the Chief Officer for SSD signing the DSA GOV442 the Minister for Social Security decided to request that the Minister for Treasury and Resources approves authorisation for the disclosure of information as specified in this agreement

Financial and Resource Implications

DSA GOV 442 has no financial or resource implications.