55 Supply of information to Secretary of State

55  Supply of information to Secretary of State

(1)     Section 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (supply of information to Secretary of State) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (10).

(2)     For the heading substitute “Power to supply information etc to Secretary of State”.

(3)     In subsection (1) for paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute—

“(a)     a public authority, or

(b)     any specified person, for purposes specified in relation to that person.”

(4)     In subsection (1A) in each of paragraphs (a) and (b) for “a person listed in subsection (1) or someone acting on his behalf” substitute “a public authority or someone acting on behalf of a public authority”.

(5)     After subsection (1A) insert—

“(1B)     This section does not apply to—

(a)     information which is held by the Crown Prosecution Service, or

(b)     a document or article which comes into the possession of, or is discovered by, the Crown Prosecution Service, or someone acting on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service,

if section 40 of the UK Borders Act 2007 applies to the information, document or article.”

(6)     After subsection (2A) insert—

“(2B)     Subsection (2A)(a) does not affect any other power of the Secretary

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