Mrs Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Madeleine Moon on 2014-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections have been built into Universal Job Match to ensure the service cannot be infiltrated with non-existent jobs with the aim of accessing personal data; and if he will make a statement.

Esther McVey

The security of a user’s data is of the utmost importance to us and built into the service are monitoring tools and vacancy checks, which help to detect, deter and remedy inappropriate use of the site. There are also warnings to users of the service advising them they should not be asked to reveal personal details. Additionally, a ‘Contact Us’ facility is provided so users can quickly highlight any employers that they may have concerns about. DWP then investigate such concerns.