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Regulation 10 Use and retention of biometric information

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Subject to regulations 11 and 12, the Secretary of State may use a record of a person’s fingerprints or a photograph of a person’s face provided in accordance with these Regulations —

(a)

in connection with the exercise of a function by virtue of the Immigration Acts;

(b)

in connection with the control of the United Kingdom’s borders;

(c)

in connection with the exercise of a function related to nationality;

(d)

in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of an offence;

(e)

for a purpose which appears to the Secretary of State to be required in order to protect national security;

(f)

in connection with identifying victims of an event or situation which has caused loss of human life or human illness or injury;

(g)

for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person has failed to comply with the law or has sought to gain a benefit, service or other entitlement to which he is not by law entitled.