Section 34 — Onwards sharing of information shared under section 33
Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
This version in force from 2026-02-02
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .
(1) A person who receives information under section 33(3), (4), (9) or (10) may supply the information—
(a) to a person exercising public functions (whether or not within the United Kingdom) for use in connection with any of the following purposes—
(i) immigration purposes;
(ii) the purposes of exercising a customs function;
(iii) specified purposes related to policing;
(iv) the law enforcement purposes;
(v) human welfare purposes;
(vi) safeguarding national security;
(vii) responding to an emergency;
(viii) purposes connected with civil or criminal legal proceedings or a criminal investigation (including proceedings or an investigation outside the United Kingdom), or
(b) to another person in pursuance of—
(i) an order of a court, or
(ii) an agreement to which the United Kingdom or His Majesty’s Government is a party.
(2) A UK authorised person or a UK authorising officer who receives information under section 33(7) may supply the information as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b)(i).