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Is Social Security Scotland subjected to the Kerr principle?

Mr Jim
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Asylum & Roma Team, Social Work Services, Glasgow City Council

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Given that Social Security Scotland (SSS) are a department of the Scottish Government but had not yet been established when the case setting the Kerr principle was held, do advisors think the Kerr principle should also place a duty/power on SSS to ascertain information from other UK government Departments such is HMRC and DWP when a claimant is unable to provide the information and the other Government Departments holds this info?

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Jim