Part 2 Data Matching: Wales
Serious Crime Act 2007 (2007 c 27) | Legislation

Part 2 Data Matching: Wales

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After Part 3 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c 23) insert—

“Part 3A
Data Matching

64A Power to conduct data matching exercises

(1)     The Auditor General for Wales may conduct data matching exercises or arrange for them to be conducted on his behalf.

(2)     A data matching exercise is an exercise involving the comparison of sets of data to determine how far they match (including the identification of any patterns and trends).

(3)     The power in subsection (1) is exercisable for the purpose of assisting in the prevention and detection of fraud in or with respect to Wales.

(4)     That assistance may, but need not, form part of an audit.

(5)     A data matching exercise may not be used to identify patterns and trends in an individual's characteristics or behaviour which suggest nothing more than his potential to commit fraud in the future.

(6)     In the following provisions of this Part, reference to a data matching exercise is to an exercise conducted or arranged to be conducted under this section.

64B Mandatory provision of data

(1)     The Auditor General for Wales may require—

(a)     any body mentioned in subsection (2), and

(b)

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