New clause 29—Legal limits on the use of personal data processed during the EU Settlement Scheme—

“(1) The Secretary of State may not further process personal data that has been processed during the EU Settlement Scheme application procedure unless—

(a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for such further processing, or

(b) such further processing is limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which the data are processed, and not further processed in a manner incompatible with the purposes of applying for settled or pre-settled status.

(2) Transferring the personal data to immigration enforcement or to a database accessible by immigration enforcement, does not satisfy subsection (1)(b).

(3) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018 does not apply to further processing referred to in subsection (1).”

This new clause would mean that the data of EU nationals who apply through the EU Settlement Scheme are not passed to immigration enforcement or to a database which may be accessed by immigration enforcement.