Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to publish an updated impact assessment on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

The Department published its Impact Assessment with the introduction of this Bill on the 22^nd January 2025. It can be found here: ImpactAssessment.pdf.

The Department has committed to produce a further Impact Assessment for the Eligibility Verification Measure within 12 months of Royal Assent of the Bill. There are no plans to provide a further Impact Assessment of other measures in the Bill beyond usual procedures.