Immigration staff guidance on the powers and obligations related to the seizure and interrogation of digital media under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).
What’s changed: Updated with new guidance on access and copying of seized material, including agreed position from NPCC and CPS on recording and responding to requests under Section 21 of PACE 1984 for full device downloads.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how powers and obligations under the DPA 2018 interact with the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA), statutory powers of seizure and case law.
It is aimed at:
- criminal investigators in Immigration Enforcement Criminal and Financial Investigators (CFI)
- Immigration Investigators within Immigration Compliance and Enforcement (ICE)
- Immigration Intelligence (II)
- suitably trained and accredited criminal investigators within the Home Office and others lawfully charged with seizure and interrogation of digital media
Source: UK Visas and Immigration — guidance & rule updates on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Republished in full. Always check the official page for the latest version.
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