26Compromised ID register checks

26 Compromised ID register checks

26 Compromised ID register checks

(1) An eligible fraud check user may apply to the Secretary for a disclosure of information about whether an identity document is recorded on the compromised ID register.

(2) The application must be—

(a) made in the approved way, and

(b) accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any.

(3) After receiving the application, the Secretary may disclose, or refuse to disclose, the information to the fraud check user.

(4) Despite subsection (3), the Secretary must not disclose the information to the fraud check user unless the Secretary is reasonably satisfied that—

(a) the individual whose identity document or purported identity document is the subject of the disclosure has consented to the disclosure, and

(b) the fraud check user will only use the information for one or more of the following purposes—

(i) to reduce the risk of fraudulent use of the individual’s identity, or

(ii) another purpose prescribed by the regulations.

(5) Despite subsections (3) and (4), the Secretary—

(a) must not disclose the information to the fraud check user in circumstances prescribed by the regulations, and

(b) must only disclose information of a kind prescribed by the regulations.