Serious Crime Bill [HL]

Insert the following new Clause—

“UK Passport Office powers

Foreign passport declaration

(1)     Subject to subsection (2), where a person holds, tries to renew or to obtain
a British passport, the UK Passport Office may require that person to
provide information about any foreign passport or passports they
currently hold or have held in the past and may further require that person
to notify the UK Passport Office of any subsequently acquired foreign
passport.

(2)     Such information must be considered by the UK Passport Office to be of
use for combatting terrorism or other serious or organised crime.

(3)     Any information so obtained by the UK Passport Office may be retained by
that Office and used for the purpose of combatting terrorism or serious or
organised crime.”