Power for the Secretary of State to use and retain existing biometric information6

1

This regulation applies where —

a

a person makes an application for the issue of a biometric immigration document in accordance with regulation 3; and

b

the Secretary of State already has a record of the person’s fingerprints or a photograph of the person’s face in his possession (for whatever reason).

2

Where this regulation applies the Secretary of State may use or retain that information for the purposes of these Regulations.