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<p>DWP has been in correspondence with the Information Commissioner to clarify our
approach to consent within Universal Credit. This does not amount to formal advice
on the narrower point of whether implicit consent in Universal Credit would violate
the Data Protection Act, but the Department continues to review its policy on consent
and how it interacts with data protection laws.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP policy to require
explicit consent in most cases is to give an extra layer of security and protect claimants
from people seeking to impersonate genuine advisers. We have agreed to explore options
for improving the process of explicit consent in collaboration with the Social Security
Advisory Committee to consider how current processes could be enhanced and publish
a report on our joint conclusions.</p>
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