## Criteria For Assessing Requests For Hmrc Data Tax Transparency Sector Board 10/05/2013 Criteria For Assessing Requests For Hmrc Data

1. Legislation
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Compliance with the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, Data Protection and Human Rights Act.
2. Availability and feasibility
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Is the information available in format needed?
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What access is available to the necessary existing data in order to create the information requested?
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Is this access achievable within cost and time parameters?
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What are the timescales?

## Criteria For Assessing Requests For Hmrc Data (Continued)

3. Benefits
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What are the benefits for releasing the data (i.e. the wider economy, UK Government, requestors?)
4. Costs
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What are the costs for producing the data? (i.e. data acquisition, IT, staff time)
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Opportunity costs of not doing something else?
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How much would it cost to create the data in the form requested?
5. Priority
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Are there synergies with HMRC objectives or other HMRC programmes?
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