- Purpose
- To demonstrate the value of sharing SCTS unpaid financial penalties data with HMRC to reduce and manage unpaid penalties. The pilot share will enhance SCTS Fines Enforcement Officers by providing information that may allow them to
Proactively engage with fine payers to offer them information and advice allowing them to maintain responsibility for complying with any agreed payment plans
Apply sanctions to deal with wilful default allowing criminal penalties to be collected on a more timely and efficient basis
- Information sharing benefits
- The expected benefits are:
Consistency of approach to fines enforcement across all home nations
Improved fine recovery (including penalties due to victims or victim support organisations). Improved public confidence in the use of financial penalties as a deterrent to crime
Reduced debt owed to Government including compensation awards made to HMRC following successful prosecutions
Improved support to fine payers
Increased efficiency / reduced enforcement costs
Reduced number of fines enquiry hearings and arrest warrants; meeting a key policy objective of minimising Police and Court involvement in the fines process
- Disclosed information
- SCTS will share a unique identifier; name; (national insurance number if known); date of birth and address of each fine payer. HMRC will return the unique identifier; name; (national insurance number if known); date of birth and address of each matched fine payer along with
Alternative contact details (telephone/email)
Employment and income details
Self Employment details
Deceased Flag
- Information sharing method
- Within Secure Platform
- Contact
- dpo@scotcourts.gov.uk
- Start date
- 2022-12-01
- End date
- 2023-12-31
- Review date
- 2023-06-01
- Retention period
- P12M
- Isa status
- Complete
- Id
- 215
- Notes
- no change