SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Use of information for, or relating to, employment and training

Supply of tax information for employment or training purposes

7In section 116 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) (supply of information held by tax authorities for fraud prevention and verification)—

(a)in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

(aa)for use in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences relating to payments under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29) or other payments by or to the Department for Employment and Learning for any purposes connected with employment or training;;

(b)in that subsection, after paragraph (b) there is inserted or

(c)for use in checking the accuracy of information relating to employment or training and (where appropriate) amending or supplementing such information.; and

(c)in subsection (4), after “paragraph (b)” there is inserted “or (c)”.