sharing for social housing and verification of students and their parent’s income for student allowance purposes. Option 1 Option 1 is to retain the status quo. Assessment against objective and criteria option 1 – Main objective Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Social Development must work together closely to deliver the service improvements expected by government and customers and that requires information to be available more fluidly across organisational boundaries. This doesn’t currently happen under the status quo. Efficiency of compliance and administration There are efficiency gains that cannot be achieved under this option due to the limitations of the current information sharing agreements, which are very prescriptive. Fairness and integrity This option ensures sufficient protection of people’s privacy and a proper of security and transparency. However, the benefits are limited and do not result in improvements in the integrity of the tax and benefit systems. Although Inland Revenue shares information with the Ministry of Social Development to ensure integrity of benefits, information is not shared in relation to student allowance or social housing. Sustainability of the public sector This option is not future proof as it is not flexible enough to respond to the upcoming organisational changes, Government’s and customer’s expectations. Option 2 This option would create an AISA, which is a legal mechanism enabled under the Privacy Act 1993 authorising the sharing of information between or within agencies (either from one agency to another or sharing by both agencies) for the purpose of delivering efficient and effective public services. With this option the current legislation would be amalgamated into one AISA and would operate under its authority. Also, the information shared would be extended to include information for assessing eligibility for social housing and student allowance. set out how information is to be shared according to the requirements of the Privacy Act. They also provide the necessary flexibility to enable efficient information sharing, and provide appropriate systems and processes to protect people’s privacy. While AISAs do not apply for the sharing of information between non-individuals, that does not cause any concerns as the information sharing considered in this RIS is entirely relating to individuals.
sharing for social housing and verification of students and their parent’s income for student allowance purposes. Option 1 Option 1 is to retain the status quo. Assessment against objective and criteria – option 1 Main objective Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Social Development must work together closely to deliver the service improvements expected by government and customers and that requires information to be available more fluidly across organisational boundaries. This doesn’t currently happen under the status quo. Efficiency of compliance and administration There are efficiency gains that cannot be achieved under this option due to the limitations of the current information sharing agreements, which are very prescriptive. Fairness and integrity This option ensures sufficient protection of people’s privacy and a proper of security and transparency. However, the benefits are limited and do not result in improvements in the integrity of the tax and benefit systems. Although Inland Revenue shares information with the Ministry of Social Development to ensure integrity of benefits, information is not shared in relation to student allowance or social housing. Sustainability of the public sector This option is not future proof as it is not flexible enough to respond to the upcoming organisational changes, Government’s and customer’s expectations. Option 2 This option would create an AISA, which is a legal mechanism enabled under the Privacy Act 1993 authorising the sharing of information between or within agencies (either from one agency to another or sharing by both agencies) for the purpose of delivering efficient and effective public services. With this option the current legislation would be amalgamated into one AISA and would operate under its authority. Also, the information shared would be extended to include information for assessing eligibility for social housing and student allowance. set out how information is to be shared according to the requirements of the Privacy Act. They also provide the necessary flexibility to enable efficient information sharing, and provide appropriate systems and processes to protect people’s privacy. While AISAs do not apply for the sharing of information between non-individuals, that does not cause any concerns as the information sharing considered in this RIS is entirely relating to individuals.
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