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

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A decision made 1 April 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2015-0028

Decision Summary Title :

Long-Term Care – DSA with Taxes Office GOV 442 Revision 2

Date of Decision Summary:

01 April 2015

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Principal

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 Taxes Office GOV442 Revision 2

Date of Written Report:

01 April 2015

Written Report Author:

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:  Revision to Long-Term Care – Data sharing Agreement (DSA) between the Social Security Department and the Taxes Office

Decision(s):  The Minister requested the Minister for Treasury and Resources to authorise the disclosure of information specified in 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 Revision 2 is two-fold: 1) 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; and 2) to enable the Social Security Department to obtain reporting and auditing details associated with TO acting as agency (see separate agency agreement) in the collection of LTC contributions on behalf of SSD.

Resource Implications: The data sharing has no financial or resource implications.

Action required:  Policy Principal to forward copies of this Ministerial Decision and GOV442 Rev 2 to the Minister for the Treasury & Resources for his approval.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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