66.Many of those individuals awaiting removal from the United Kingdom are not in possession of a travel document, which is needed before removal can proceed. Securing a travel document without proof of identity is difficult in many cases. The purpose of this section is to allow the release of fingerprints to the appropriate national authorities, where necessary, to secure the provision of a travel document. Subsections (1) and (2) provide for the release of fingerprint data to the authorities of other countries where they require such data in circumstances where their nationals are to be removed from the United Kingdom but do not have valid passports or identity documents which permit travel.
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