Regulation 8A Power to use and retain existing biometric informationF1F2
This regulation applies where—
a person makes an application F3or seeks to enter the United Kingdom; and
the Secretary of State already has a record of the person’s fingerprints or a photograph of the person’s face in their possession (for whatever reason).
Where this regulation applies, the Secretary of State may use or retain that information for the purposes of these Regulations.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 8-10B substituted for regs. 8-10 (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/737), regs. 1(1), 7
- F2
Reg. 8A inserted (1.7.2021) by The Immigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/772), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(2)
- F3
Words in reg. 8A(1)(a) inserted (27.3.2025) by The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 10