Paragraph 4

(1)

The Secretary of State may—

(a)

disclose any information held by the Secretary of State, or

(b)

supply any document held by the Secretary of State,

to a registration official for use for verification purposes.

(2)

In this paragraph “verification purposes” means—

(a)

assisting in the verification of information provided to a relevant official by a person giving—

(i)

notice of marriage under section 27 of the Marriage Act 1949, or

(ii)

notice under section 8 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(b)

assisting in the verification of the immigration status of a person who contacts a relevant official in connection with the exercise of a function by a registration official;

(c)

assisting in the verification of whether a person who contacts a relevant official in connection with the exercise of a function by a registration official—

(i)

is suspected of involvement in crime relating to immigration, or

(ii)

has been convicted of an offence relating to immigration.

(3)

In this paragraph “relevant official” means—

(a)

a registration official, or

(b)

any other person employed to assist the exercise of functions by registration officials.