Documents related to the Risk Based Verification system
Dear Dorset County Council,
This is a FOI request related to the Risk Based Verification system. Dorset County Council applies the system to have different levels of checks according to the risk associated with those benefit claims. Dorset County Council's use of the system is described in this system:
https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/media/20...
In the following request the Risk Based Verification system is referred to simple as the “the system”.
As it is difficult for me to assess how much work it is for you to find this information, I am posing many questions at once. If the request as a whole exceeds appropriate cost limit for FOIs (Section 12 of the FOIA), could you please prioritise my questions in the order at which I have presented them.
Could you please supply the following:
1. Privacy impact assessments of the system.
2. Data sharing agreements related to the system.
3. If part of the system is being delivered through a contract with an external suppliers, please provide your most recent contracts with the providers.
4. The most recent evaluations of the functioning and impact of the system.
5. The most recent operational reviews of the system.
6. Instructional materials and technical manuals for operating the system.
7. Any studies or other documentation describing possible biases or unfairness in the system’s results.
8. Any reports about the accuracy or validity of the system’s results.
9. Any local settings, factors or weightings that you are applying when using the system.
I would be happy to supply any clarifications if that is useful. Many thanks for your help.
Yours faithfully,
Aleksi Knuutila
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your email.
Dorset County Council is not responsible for benefits in Dorset, as this is a District/Borough Council function. Therefore you would need to contact these Councils in order to gain this information. Please find attached an information request form containing the contact details of the FOI Teams at each of the Councils.
Please note that the web link supplied in your email is for a policy which covers Purbeck District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, as indicated by their respective logos on the first page. Dorset County Council has no involvement with this policy.
Yours faithfully,
Freedom of Information Team
Dorset County Council
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