Section 123: Information-sharing for prevention etc of tax credit fraud

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Social security: general

Section 122B of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (supply of government information for fraud prevention etc) is amended as follows.

In subsection (2)(a), after "social security" there is inserted ." or tax credits "

In subsection (3)—

in paragraph (b), after "1995" there is inserted ," , the Tax Credits Act 2002 "
in that paragraph, the final "or" is repealed, and
after paragraph (c) there is insertedor dit is supplied under section 127 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

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