Regulation 12 Use and retention of biometric information

If a person proves that he is —

(a)

a British citizen; or

(b)

a Commonwealth citizen who has a right of abode in the United Kingdom as a result of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 (statement of right of abode in the United Kingdom) ^f1,

any record of fingerprints, photograph, copy of fingerprints or copy of a photograph held by the Secretary of State pursuant to these Regulations must be destroyed as soon as reasonably practicable.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 2(1)(b) was substituted by section 39(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c.61).