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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Friday, 13 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 (named day). It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.


Passports: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received legal advice on the potential for using the UK passport database for the (a) prevention and (b) detection of crime.

Answer

The sharing of passport data with law enforcement agencies for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime is longstanding, and is provided for within His Majesty’s Passport Office’s Privacy Information Notice: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpo-privacy-information-notice#full-publication-update-history


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201740
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Disclosure of information Databases Legal opinion Passports
Link
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