Data Sharing Agreement: Social Security and Viscounts.

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A decision made (28/08/2009) regarding: Data Sharing Agreement: Social Security and Viscounts.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0048
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Data Sharing Agmt Viscount 21Aug09		Date of Decision Summary:	21 August 2009
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 :	WR - Data Sharing Agmt Viscount 21Aug09		Date of Written Report:	21 August 2009
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Data sharing agreement – Ministerial claims in insolvency proceedings under the Temporary Insolvency Scheme (R.44/2009).
Decision(s): The Minister decided to sign a data sharing agreement providing for the exchange of information between designated officers of the Social Security and Viscount’s Departments in order that the Social Security Minister’s claims as a creditor in insolvency proceedings may be validated.
Reason(s) for Decision: Under the Temporary Insolvency Scheme, the former employees of insolvent employers may claim compensatory payments in lieu of the statutory notice period that they are entitled to under the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003. To receive payment, these claimants must assign their right to the debts to the Social Security Minister to enable the Minister to make a claim in insolvency proceedings in place of the claimant. The Viscounts Department must validate the payments that have been made to claimants in order that the Minister’s claim may proceed in the insolvency proceedings. This means that there must be an exchange of some personal information, including information about claimants’ income during the statutory notice period.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Minister for Social Security to sign a data sharing agreement with the Viscount in respect of the restricted sharing of relevant information.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):