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Guidance Published 27 Feb 2026 Immigration Enforcement UK Visas and Immigration ↗ View on GOV.UK

Digital device extraction policy: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the powers and obligations related to the seizure and interrogation of digital media under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).

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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