questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed welfare bank surveillance powers on the right to privacy.
answerText: DWP has no plans to create welfare bank surveillance powers. If referring to DWP’s data gathering powers in the Data Protection Digital Information Bill the power has been assessed and is deemed to be compatible with Article 8 of the European Convention o...
heading: Social Security Benefits: Bank Services