Carer's Allowance: agency agreement

Carer’s Allowance Agency Level Agreement in respect of Carer's Allowance for people resident in Scotland between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers.


15. Freedom of Information Requests, Parliamentary Questions, Ministerial Correspondence and 'Treat Official' Correspondence

15.1 Each party is to follow existing processes and obligations for requests to that party, and having regard to the MoU on devolution as well as the Concordat between DWP and the Scottish Government as referred to in section 4 (Derivation) of this Agreement.

15.2 Each party will assist and cooperate with each other where appropriate to enable each to meet its obligations.

15.3 This agreement does not supersede any legal obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA) and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoI(S)A).

Contact

Email: formalagreements@socialsecurity.gov.scot

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