The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

These Regulations amend the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”) in consequence of changes introduced by the Immigration Act 2014, particularly sections 8 and 14. These Regulations revise the list of immigration applications that an authorised person can require to be accompanied by specified biometric information, the process by which this information is provided and the provisions about the use and retention of biometric information.