# Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, Section 7: Recognition of importance of available data


In fulfilling their duty under section 3(a), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the possibility that information obtained for the purpose of determining an individual's eligibility for one type of assistance might be used to identify the individual's eligibility for other types of assistance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/9/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-scotland-act-2018/section-7
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