Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/part/1/chapter/2
Timestamp: 2020-08-03 15:32:14
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'arts 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, CHAPTER 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 August 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to Part 1 Chapter 2:
CHAPTER 2E+WProtection of biometric information of children in schools etc.
26Requirement to notify and obtain consent before processing biometric informationE+W
(1)This section applies in relation to any processing of a child's biometric information by or on behalf of the relevant authority of—
(2)Before the first processing of a child's biometric information on or after the coming into force of subsection (3), the relevant authority must notify each parent of the child—
(a)of its intention to process the child's biometric information, and
(3)The relevant authority must ensure that a child's biometric information is not processed unless—
(a)refuses to participate in, or continue to participate in, anything that involves the processing of the child's biometric information, or
(7)The relevant authority must ensure that reasonable alternative means are available by which the child may do, or be subject to, anything which the child would have been able to do, or be subject to, had the child's biometric information been processed.
I1S. 26 in force at 1.9.2013 for E. by S.I. 2013/2104, art. 2(a)
I2S. 26 in force at 1.9.2013 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2013/1566, art. 2
27Exceptions and further provision about consent and notificationE+W
(1)For the purposes of section 26(2) and (3), the relevant authority is not required to notify a parent, or obtain the consent of a parent, if the relevant authority is satisfied that—
(b)the parent lacks capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005) to object or (as the case may be) consent to the processing of the child's biometric information,
(2)A notification under section 26(2) must be given in writing, and any objection to the processing of a child's biometric information must be made in writing.
(5)Section 26 and this section are in addition to the requirements of [F1the data protection legislation].
[F2(6)In this section, “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).]
F1Words in s. 27(5) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 176(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F2S. 27(6) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 176(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
I3S. 27 in force at 1.9.2013 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2013/1566, art. 2
I4S. 27 in force at 1.9.2013 for E. by S.I. 2013/2104, art. 2(b)
28Interpretation: Chapter 2E+W
[F3“processing” has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(4) and (14) of that Act);]
in relation to a school, the proprietor of the school,
in relation to a 16 to 19 Academy, the proprietor of the Academy,
in relation to a further education institution, the governing body of the institution (within the meaning given by paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of the definition of “governing body” in section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992),
(2)“Biometric information” means information about a person's physical or behavioural characteristics or features which—
(a)information about the skin pattern and other physical characteristics or features of a person's fingers or palms,
(c)information about a person's voice or handwriting.
(a)obtains or records information about a person's physical or behavioural characteristics or features, and
(7)In a case to which subsection (6) applies where the child is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 [F4or section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014]), “parent” is to be read as meaning the local authority looking after the child.
(8)In a case to which subsection (6) applies where the child is not looked after by a local authority (within the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 [F5or section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014]) but a voluntary organisation has provided accommodation for the child in accordance with section 59(1) of [F6the Children Act 1989] by—
(b)maintaining the child in a children's home,
F3Words in s. 28(1) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 177 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F4Words in s. 28(7) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 287(a)
F5Words in s. 28(8) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 287(b)(i)
F6Words in s. 28(8) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 287(b)(ii)
I5S. 28 in force at 1.9.2013 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2013/1566, art. 2
I6S. 28 in force at 1.9.2013 for E. by S.I. 2013/2104, art. 2(c)