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Written Question · S5W-19141 · Session 5

Whether claimants under the new social security arrangements will be supplied with a copy of the audio recording of their assessment, and h…

Answered Asked by Alex Cole-Hamilton LD Lodged 1 Oct 2018

The question

To ask the Scottish Government whether claimants under the new social security arrangements will be supplied with a copy of the audio recording of their assessment, and have the right to ensure that Social Security Scotland's copy is destroyed.

The answer

Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 Oct 2018 · 16 days after it was lodged, on time

The details surrounding audio recording as part of the assessment process will be developed as part of forthcoming service design work, with input from people with lived experience of disability assistance assessments. Policies related to audio recordings will be designed in line with the relevant data protection legislation.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-19141 by reference.