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HMRC and Legal Aid Agency disclosure agreement to reduce debt 2023

This Data Usage Agreement covers the disclosure by HMRC to the Legal Aid Agency to reduce debt owed to the public sector and was agreed and put in place in 2023.

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This agreement is published as part of the Code of Practice for public authorities disclosing information under Chapters 1, 3 and 4 (Public Service Delivery, Debt and Fraud) of Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.

The purpose of this pilot data share between Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is to manage and reduce debt owed to LAA.

The benefits of this pilot data share are to demonstrate the value of sharing LAA debt data with HMRC to reduce and manage debt.

Published 30 April 2024