Legislation – Immigration Act 2016
Changes to legislation:
Immigration Act 2016, Section 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 December 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 6:
- s. 51(4A)(4B) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 44(16)
- s. 69(9)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 21(2)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(2)(eza) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(a)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(3A)–(3C) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(4)
- Sch. 10 para. 2(1)(ea)–(ec) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 46(4)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2017/1241, Sch. by S.I. 2018/31 reg. 2
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 51(4A)(4B) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 44(16)
- s. 69(9)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 21(2)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(2)(eza) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(a)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(3A)–(3C) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(4)
- Sch. 10 para. 2(1)(ea)–(ec) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 46(4)
PART 1Labour market and illegal working
CHAPTER 1Labour market
Director of Labour Market Enforcement
6Information gateways
(1)
A person may disclose information to the Director or a relevant staff member if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the Director.
(2)
Information obtained by the Director or a relevant staff member in connection with the exercise of any function of the Director may be used by the Director or a relevant staff member in connection with the exercise of any other function of the Director.
(3)
The Director or a relevant staff member may disclose information obtained in connection with the exercise of any function of the Director to a specified person if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the specified person.
(4)
“Specified person” means a person specified in Schedule 1 (persons to whom Director etc may disclose information).
(5)
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 1.
(6)
In this section, “relevant staff member” means a member of staff provided to the Director under section 1(4).