The Social Security (Persons Required to Provide Information) Regulations 2013
Regulation 2(1) of these Regulations prescribes the following as descriptions of persons, in addition to those listed in section 109B(2) and (2A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), from whom authorised officers (defined in section 121DA of that Act) may require certain information about the possible or actual commission of offences relating to social security benefits—those who provide relevant childcare;those to whom a person in receipt of universal credit is liable to make rent payments in respect of accommodation which they occupy, or purport to occupy, as their home where their award includes an amount in respect of such payments;rent officers to the extent that the information required relates to their functions under section 122 of the Housing Act 1996 (c.52); andlocal authorities which administer council tax reduction schemes to the extent that the information required relates to such a scheme.