- Purpose
- The purpose of this data share is to continue the previous Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Pilot into BAU and allow SDS to continue to prevent, detect and investigate the extent of fraudulent behaviour within the SDS Modern Apprenticeship (MA) programme.
- Information sharing benefits
- Where HMRC data matching indicates potential fraud, SDS will revisit its counter fraud strategies and activities, with a view to introducing further prevention (deter, disable) controls in those areas and will take action to investigate and recover any funds claimed fraudulently. Where HMRC data matching indicates alignment between HMRC and SDS data, this will be equally helpful to SDS. It will provide assurance to SDS that reliance can be placed on data provided by LPs in support of legitimate claims for payment under SDS MA programme contracts.
- Disclosed information
- Data items disclosed will be the minimum data items to allow this data share to be achieved.
- Information sharing method
- Secure File Transfer
- Contact
- iain.brown@sds.co.uk
- Start date
- 2026-03-30
- End date
- 2036-03-30
- Review date
- 2027-03-31
- Retention period
- P6M
- Isa status
- Active
- Id
- 558
- Notes
- Previous pilot (ID reference 355) now continued as Business as Usual.