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On 13 September 2006, the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) published a document (Information sharing vision statement) which sets out its commitment to sharing information between public services, to expand opportunities for the most disadvantaged, fight crime and provide better public services. This goes hand in hand with the Social Exclusion Action Plan, launched earlier the same week, to enable better multi-agency working to help and support the most disadvantaged people in society.
The statement sets out how information is already being shared in a common-sense way to deliver better public services. It also illustrates how information could be shared in the future to achieve the Government's goal of better public services - delivering better results for citizens, for businesses and for society as a whole.
A comprehensive plan for information-sharing across the public sector will be published in April 2007.