Subsection (1) enables the Secretary of State to remove a person from the register in certain circumstances:
First, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person is failing to comply with the trust framework when providing one or more of the DVS for which they are registered;
Second, if the person has a supplementary note in the register, and the Secretary of State is satisfied that they are failing to comply with the relevant supplementary code in their provision of one or more of the DVS for which they are registered;
Third, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has failed to provide information to the Secretary of State where a notice has been issued under section 51; or
Fourth, if the Secretary of State considers it necessary in the interests of national security.
	Subsections (2) and (3) require the Secretary of State to give written notice to the person of an intention to remove them from the register. That notice must state the name and address of the recipient, the reasons for removal, the right to make written representations about the intention to remove them from the register, the date by which representations should be made and, if the intention is to prevent the person from re-applying within a certain period, the notice must specify the period proposed, noting that a person may make representations about that period.
	Subsection (4) sets out that where the Secretary of State is intending to refuse an application on national security grounds under subsection (1)(d), the requirement to provide a person with reasons under subsection (3) does not apply if giving such reasons would be contrary to the interests of national security.
	Subsection (5) specifies that the person has a minimum of 21 days beginning on the day the notice is given within which to make written representations to the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (6) provides that the person can make oral representation if the Secretary of State considers this appropriate. The ability to make oral representations should be stated in the written notice and the notice must give the person details of how and when the oral representation can be made.
	Subsection (7) requires that any written or oral representations made in accordance with the written notice must be considered by the Secretary of State when deciding whether to remove a person from the DVS register.
	Subsection (8) requires the Secretary of State to give written notice to a person informing them they have been removed from the register.
	Subsection (9) allows the Secretary of State to include in the notice for refusal of registration under subsection (8) a period within which any subsequent application made by the person to be re-registered will be refused and subsection (10) requires the Secretary of State to refuse an application for re-registration during that period. Subsection (11) sets out that the period during which any subsequent applications to the register must be refused under subsection (9) must start on the day the notice is given and not exceed two years.
Part 2: Digital Verification Services DVS register Section 41: Power to remove person from the DVS register