Damage to fingerprints may lead to poorer quality biometric records being registered in some cases, although this is dependent on the equipment and recording process deployed. The fingerprints of those working in certain kinds of manual labour could be subject to such damage.
However, there is no evidence that people with damaged fingerprints are more susceptible to impersonation. Where a difficulty is experienced in conducting a biometric match against previously enrolled biometrics, second line processes would be in place to deal with such circumstances as appropriate to that particular situation.