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<p>Where legally permitted and proportionate, HMRC undertake to share data with the
Home Office (HO) under the relevant legislation and where requested by HO, which is
governed by a single Partnership Agreement.</p><p>The Partnership Agreement sets out
the framework under which HMRC and HO work together. Under this partnership agreement,
HMRC may undertake to share data where there is a Data Usage Agreement (DUA) or Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) for the purpose outlined within the agreements.</p><p>These
documents are signed off by both departments and outline the approved legal gateway
for the data share, the purpose of the data share, how the data will be used, what
data is to be shared and how, data security obligations, and data retention policy.</p><p>HMRC
have extensive senior governance in place to assure that DUAs adhere to legal requirements
and are proportionate in their requests. All DUAs are assessed under relevant legislation
and are reviewed under a regular schedule. Secure data transfer infrastructure is
in place for data exchange, and data is only permitted to be used for the agreed purpose.</p>
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