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Adrian Chiles, author, broadcaster, columnist, and for these purposes, longtime dispenser of searching but practical thoughts on booze, met comedian John Robins when they were making adjacent shows on Radio 5 Live. After Chiles made his doc
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An automated system that screens welfare claimants for signs they might commit fraud or error has based its verdicts in part on applicants age, it has emerged, sparking calls for a review of whether the system is legal.Xantura, a UK technology firm
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stanley kubek tected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. That means less favourable treatment of someone on the basis of that trait amounts to direct discrimination and may be illegal.Xantura spoke to the Guardian after civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch obtained a cache of documents under the Freedom of Information Act providing a glimpse into how Xanturas system has operated.It automatically recommends riskier housing and council tax benefit claimants for tougher checks which can lead to delayed decisions. It also accelerates applications for supposedly low-risk applicants.Xantura insists its use of age helps reduce fraud and error, speeds up the majority of applications and does not breach the Equality Act, citing a legal exception allowing financial services providers to account for age. But campaigners are calling for greater scrutiny.The documents released to BBW showed Xantura has processed data about wh
