The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2008The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2008

This Order is made under sections 36 and 38 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and includes provision made under those provisions as applied with modifications under section 11 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987. This Order makes provision in respect of information which is to be, or may be, shared by the Secretary of State (in so far as he has functions under the Immigration Acts), a chief officer of police and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs under sections 36 and 38 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Articles 2 and 3 of this Order make provision in respect of the information that must be shared between those persons under section 36 of the 2006 Act. Articles 4 and 5 of this Order make provision in respect of information held by those persons that may be shared with the Security Service, Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Headquarters where the information is likely to be of use for certain security purposes. In either case, the information is defined by reference to the powers under which it is obtained, the relevant provisions being specified in Schedule 1, and by reference to the matters to which it relates, specified in Schedule 2.