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<p>Data protection legislation requires the sponsor of an application to have written
consent from the applicant giving them permission to receive information about their
immigration matter before the Home Office can share details about the application
with the sponsor.</p><p>The processing of applications is not itself affected by this
requirement.</p><p>For MP enquiries, the MP Account Management (MPAM) Team require
third party constituents to provide evidence of permission to show they are acting
on behalf of another data subject. This is known as a Letter of Authority (LOA). MPs
are given five working days to provide an LOA. If the MP has difficulties obtaining
a LOA in this period, the Home Office will extend this period as long as they are
notified that an extension is required within the original 5 working day window.</p>
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