News on accuracy of information for data users
On this page, we have compiled information on the changes.
Responsibility of the Incomes Register for the accuracy of data will extend in 2027
An amendment that takes effect in 2027 will give income earners the right to dispute the accuracy of the Incomes Register’s data regarding the income earner.
After the change, the income earner may request the Incomes Register to restrict or rectify information concerning the income earner. The income earner may also request the Incomes Register to add missing information.
The request is addressed to the Incomes Register Unit, which acts as the controller of the Incomes Register. The request may only concern an earnings payment report or a benefit payment report. Requests concerning an employer’s separate reports cannot be lodged, as they are not specific to an individual income earner.
Based on the request, the Incomes Register sends a request for information to the payer, who is still responsible for ensuring that information is reported accurately to the Incomes Register and that any errors in the information are corrected.
If the payer does not correct the errors despite the request, the controller may, after investigating the matter, correct the information in the register. If the payer fails to submit or correct the report as required, the controller may impose a conditional fine on the payer.
How is the request visible to the organisations utilising the data?
Once the income earner’s request has been received in the register, trigger and disputation entries are generated for the report that the request concerns.
The organisations using the Incomes Register data must themselves determine how they react to these trigger and disputation entries in the report.
The triggers are automatically shared in the interface. With regard to disputation entries, organisations can determine themselves whether the details are always included in the collection or whether they are collected separately based on the triggers.
If desired, the organisation may also transfer the processing to a manual process and check the reports flagged with disputations in the e-service.
Once the payer has made the correction to the disputed information and responded to the request for information, the controller makes a decision on the request. If the correction is sufficient, the disputation flag is removed entirely. In certain situations, for example, if the payer cannot be reached, the controller can correct the information, in which case a permanent note that the data has been corrected by the Incomes Register is included.