This section provides a power for authorised persons to take biometric information where the government is in the process of facilitating their exit from a state or territory. The provision provides operational flexibility in instances where the government may wish to facilitate the exit from one country into another (including but not limited to crisis or evacuation scenarios).
	Subsection (1) grants authorised persons the power to take biometric information, including fingerprints and facial images, from individuals to whom the section applies.
	Subsection (2) outlines the conditions under which this power can be exercised, namely that the authorised person reasonably believes the individual is subject to immigration control; and the government is in the process of facilitating the individual’s departure from a state or territory.
	Subsection (3) establishes additional safeguards for the taking of biometric information from children under the age of 16. It requires that a parent, guardian, or a responsible adult must be present when biometric information is taken, ensuring that the child’s welfare is protected.
	Subsection (4) ensures that authorised persons or officers of the Secretary of State cannot act as the responsible adult for the purposes of subsection (3), maintaining impartiality in the process.
	Subsection (7) confirms that "taking biometric information" includes recording such information.
	The provision explicitly allows biometric information to be taken outside the UK to address operational requirements in international evacuation efforts, where urgent action is needed to facilitate exit of one country and entry to another, or where access to secure UK facilities is not immediately feasible.
Part 1: Border Security Provision of biometric information from evacuees etc. Section 37: Provision of biometric information from evacuees etc.