'Cover-up': DWP destroyed reports into people who killed themselves after benefits were stopped

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From https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dwp-benefit-death-suicide-reports-cover-ups-government-conservatives-a9359606.html
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'Cover-up': DWP destroyed reports into people who killed themselves after benefits were stopped

Up to 50 reviews into deaths following harsh social security cuts and sanctions have been shredded, officials admit

Rob Merrick
Deputy Political Editor
12 hours ago

The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of “a cover-up” after destroying reports into suicides linked to benefits being stopped.

Around 50 reviews into deaths following the loss of social security payments before 2015 have been shredded, officials have admitted – blaming data protection laws.

However, the data watchdog has said there was no requirement to destroy the reports by any particular date and that a “public interest” exemption could have been used.