8.—(1) For purposes of identification and welfare a personal record must be prepared and maintained for each detained person.
(2) A personal record—
(a)must include the name and date of birth of the detained person, and
(b)may include other information, including details and measurements of external physical characteristics.
(3) A personal record or a copy of it must not be given to any person unless they are authorised by the Secretary of State to receive it.
(4) A detained person may be photographed by an officer on reception and subsequently.
(5) A photograph of a detained person or a copy of it must not be given to any person, unless they are authorised by the Secretary of State to receive it.
(6) A detained person's fingerprints may be taken in accordance with section 141 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 M1 (fingerprinting).
Marginal Citations
M1Section 141 was amended by section 66 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, section 15 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19), section 28 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, section 51 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), Schedule 9 to the Immigration Act 2014, section 57 of, and Schedules 10 and 11 to the Immigration Act 2016, and by S.I. 2017/617.