Part I Immigration: General
Information
20 Supply of information to Secretary of State.
1
This section applies to information held by—
a
a chief officer of police;
b
the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;
c
the Director General of the National Crime Squad;
d
the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, or a person providing services to them in connection with the provision of those services;
e
a person with whom the Secretary of State has made a contract or other arrangements under section 95 or 98 or a sub-contractor of such a person; or
f
any specified person, for purposes specified in relation to that person.
2
The information may be supplied to the Secretary of State for use for immigration purposes.
3
“Immigration purposes” means any of the following—
a
the administration of immigration control under the Immigration Acts;
b
the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences under those Acts;
c
the imposition of penalties or charges under Part II;
d
the provision of support for asylum-seekers and their dependants under Part VI;
e
such other purposes as may be specified.
4
“Chief officer of police” means—
a
the chief officer of police for a police area in England and Wales;
b
the chief constable of a police force maintained under the M1Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
c
the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
5
“Specified” means specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.
6
This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this section.