# The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006, Regulation 10: Destruction of information


(1) The Secretary of State must take all reasonably practicable steps to secure:
(a) that data held in electronic form which relate to any record of fingerprints or photograph which have to be destroyed in accordance with regulation 8 or 9 are destroyed or erased; or
(b) that access to such data is blocked.
(2) The applicant to whom the data relates is entitled, on written request, to a certificate issued by the Secretary of State to the effect that he has taken the steps required by paragraph (1).
(3) A certificate issued under paragraph (2) must be issued within three months of the date on which the request was received by the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110745590/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-provision-of-physical-data-regulations-2006/regulation-10
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