Creating a single database to store people's personal details would ensure a 'tell us once' approach.
That's the view of the Policy and Reform Minister who will ask Tynwald to approve a feasibility study into the idea of a new single resident record:
Government currently has 60 databases and over 200 separate systems that store basic personal information.
Chris Thomas says he believes the benefits are obvious:
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