Question follow-through · 42049

Ministers: Vetting

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a data sharing arrangement in place between the Cabinet Office and (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the National Crime Agency on Ministerial vetting.

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 27 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 31 Mar 2025
Answer: 4 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a data sharing arrangement in place between the Cabinet Office and (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the National Crime Agency on Ministerial vetting.
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Apr 2025
Answer published
As was the case under previous administrations, no such agreements are in place with HMRC and the National Crime Agency.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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