Best Start Grant: service level agreement between The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers

Best Start Grant service level agreement between The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers.


4. Derivation

4.1 This Agreement forms an annex to the 'Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Scottish Ministers (SM) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (SSWP) on joint working arrangements covering the implementation of devolved provisions in the Scotland Act 2016 relating to Social Security and Employment Support Services in Scotland', and is to be read in conjunction with the following documents, and any subsequent arrangements which are agreed and support this Agreement, insofar as they are not replaced or terminated in the future:

Document Version/Date
Concordat between the Department for Work and Pensions and the Scottish Government March 2020
Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements on Devolution between the United Kingdom Government, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Northern Ireland Executive Committee (MoU on Devolution) October 2013
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Scottish Ministers (SM) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (SSWP) on joint working arrangements covering the implementation of devolved provisions in the Scotland Act 2016 relating to Social Security and Employment Support Services in Scotland, ('SM/SSWP 'Single MoU') and the following Annexes:
  • [Redacted] Data Sharing Agreement
  • [Redacted] Service Level Agreement
  • [Redacted] Data Processing Agreement
  • [Redacted] Data Sharing Agreement
  • [Redacted] Service Agreement
January 2023
Memorandum of Understanding Between The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and The Scottish Ministers acting through the Scottish Government and on behalf of Social Security Scotland in relation to benefit accounting and reconciliation services provided to the Scottish Ministers March 2020
The agreement between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Scottish Government's fiscal framework February 2016
Scottish Devolution: A Framework for Audit and Accountability March 2019
Scottish Devolution: Financial Arrangements for Formal Agreements between Department For Work and Pensions and Scottish Ministers August 2022
Initial Service Level Agreement between Department for Work and Pensions and the Scottish Ministers in respect of Best Start Grant V1.0 (the 'Initial Agreement') December 2018
DWP and SG Joint Communications Framework August 2021
[Redacted] [Redacted]

Contact

Email: formalagreements@socialsecurity.gov.scot

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