Joe Tomlinson, Eleana Kasoulide, Jed Meers & Simon Halliday: Targeted case reviews: a legitimate compliance exercise or a scandal in the making? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Government has a legitimate interest in seeking to prevent and reduce error in the benefits system and in taking action to recover funds lost. And there is widespread pressure for the Department for Work and Pensions to do just that. However, creating systems capable of doing this work is fraught with challenges, including in terms of maintaining fairness and legality. Chief amongst them is the complexity of undertaking error detection work at the scale necessary for effectiveness without harming benefit recipients, who are often vulnerable and for whom benefits are an essential source of financial support. Such challenges are also magnified when, as is typical in modern government, techniques such as outsourcing to private companies and risk assessment are adopted.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd October 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
