Part 2: Disclosure of information etc for immigration purposes etc
Disclosures by registration officials
337.Paragraph 2(1) allows a registration official to disclose any information or supply any document held to the Secretary of State or to another registration official for a purpose defined in sub-paragraph (2).
338.Paragraph 2(2) provides for information to be disclosed for (a) immigration purposes and (b) purposes connected to the referral of proposed marriage and civil partnership notices.
339.Paragraph 2(3) defines “immigration purposes” for the purpose of this paragraph.
340.Paragraph 3 allows a registration official to disclose to another registration official that a suspicion about a marriage or civil partnership has been reported to the Secretary of State under section 24 or 24A of the 1999 Act and the content of that report.
Disclosures by the Secretary of State
341.Paragraph 4(1) allows the Secretary of State to disclose any information or supply any document to a registration official for a specified verification purpose defined in sub-paragraph (2).
342.Paragraph 4(2) defines specified “verification purposes” used in this paragraph, including the verification of information provided by a person giving notice of marriage or civil partnership; and the verification of the immigration status, and any suspected or actual involvement in immigration offences, of people who contact the registration service in connection with the exercise of a registration function.
343.Paragraph 4(3) defines “relevant official” in this paragraph.
