Section 37 — Provision of biometric information by evacuees etc

(1) An authorised person may take biometric information from a person to whom this section applies.

(2) This section applies to a person if—

(a) the authorised person reasonably believes that, if the person were to seek to enter the United Kingdom, the person would require leave to do so (whether or not such leave has been given), and

(b) His Majesty’s Government is considering whether to facilitate, or is facilitating or has facilitated, the person’s departure from a state or territory.

(3) An authorised person may not take biometric information from a child under the age of 16 except in the presence of a person aged 18 or over who is—

(a) the child’s parent or guardian, or

(b) a person who for the time being takes responsibility for the child.

(4) The person mentioned in subsection (3)(b) may not be—

(a) an authorised person, or

(b) an officer of the Secretary of State who is not an authorised person.

(5) Subsection (3) does not prevent an authorised person from taking biometric information from a child if the authorised person reasonably believes that the child is aged 16 or over.

(6) In this section and section 38— “authorised person” means a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section; “biometric information” has the meaning given by section 15(1A) of the UK Borders Act 2007.

(7) References in this section and section 38 to the taking of biometric information from a person include the recording of biometric information about the person.

(8) Biometric information may be taken under this section outside the United Kingdom.