Legislation – Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
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Part 1Border security
Chapter 2Other border security provision
Sharing of information
33Supply of trailer registration information
(1)
(2)
“Trailer registration information” means any information held by the Secretary of State for Transport under Part 2 of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018.
(3)
The information may be supplied to the Secretary of State for the Home Department for use in connection with any of the following purposes—
(a)
immigration purposes;
(b)
the law enforcement purposes;
(c)
human welfare purposes;
(d)
purposes connected with the exercise of functions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
(e)
safeguarding national security;
(f)
responding to an emergency.
(4)
The information may be supplied to the Secretary of State by whom general customs functions are exercisable for use in connection with a customs function exercisable by the Secretary of State.
(5)
The information may be supplied to the National Crime Agency for use in connection with any NCA functions.
(6)
The information may be supplied to HMRC for use in connection with any HMRC functions.
(7)
The information may be supplied to a UK authorised person or a UK authorising officer for use in connection with any of the following purposes—
(a)
specified purposes related to policing;
(b)
the law enforcement purposes;
(c)
safeguarding national security.
(8)
The information may be supplied to a non-UK authorised person or a non-UK authorising officer for use in connection with any of the following purposes—
(a)
the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security;
(b)
purposes connected with the exercise of any statutory functions of the recipient relating to customs, excise, immigration or the proceeds of crime.
(9)
Information received by the Secretary of State under subsection (3) may be supplied by the Secretary of State to any of the following persons for use in connection with any of the purposes listed in subsection (3)—
(a)
an immigration officer;
(b)
a designated customs official;
(c)
the Border Security Commander.
(10)
Information received by the Secretary of State under subsection (4) may be supplied by the Secretary of State to either or both of the following persons for use in connection with a customs function exercisable by the person—
(a)
the Director of Border Revenue;
(b)
a designated customs official.
(11)
If at any time the Secretary of State by whom general customs functions are exercisable is not the Secretary of State for the Home Department, subsection (3) is to be read at that time as if the reference to the Secretary of State for the Home Department included a reference to the Secretary of State by whom general customs functions are exercisable.