Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Collaboration agreements U.K.

78 Collaboration agreements U.K.

(1) A collaboration agreement is an agreement (other than a police collaboration agreement) under which—

(a) a relevant public authority (“the supplying authority”) puts the services of F1 ... officers of that authority at the disposal of another relevant public authority (“the subscribing authority”) for the purposes of the subscribing authority's functions under this Part, and

[F2 (b) officers of the supplying authority act as single points of contact for officers of the subscribing authority.]

[F3 (2) The persons who may act as single points of contact under a collaboration agreement are additional to those persons who could otherwise act as single points of contact.]

F4 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) [F5 Where officers of the supplying authority act as single points of contact for officers of the subscribing authority,] section 76(4)(b) has effect as if the references to the relevant public authority were references to the subscribing authority.

(6) In this section—

• “force collaboration provision” has the meaning given by paragraph (a) of section 22A(2) of the Police Act 1996 but as if the reference in that paragraph to a police force included the National Crime Agency,

• “police collaboration agreement” means a collaboration agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 which contains force collaboration provision.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 78(1)(a) omitted (5.2.2019) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 18(2)(a) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F2 S. 78(1)(b) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 18(2)(b) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F3 S. 78(2) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 18(3) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F4 S. 78(3)(4) omitted (5.2.2019) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 18(4) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F5 Words in s. 78(5) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 18(5) (see S.I. 2019/174, re. 2(c))

Commencement Information

I1 S. 78 in force at 5.2.2019 by S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(d)

79 Collaboration agreements: supplementary U.K.

(1) A collaboration agreement may provide for payments to be made between parties to the agreement.

(2) A collaboration agreement—

(a) must be in writing,

(b) may be varied by a subsequent collaboration agreement, and

(c) may be brought to an end by agreement between the parties to it.

(3) A person who makes a collaboration agreement must—

(a) publish the agreement, or

(b) publish the fact that the agreement has been made and such other details about it as the person considers appropriate.

(4) A relevant public authority may enter into a collaboration agreement as a supplying authority, a subscribing authority or both (whether or not it would have power to do so apart from this section).

(5) The Secretary of State may, after consulting a relevant public authority, direct it to enter into a collaboration agreement if the Secretary of State considers that entering into the agreement would assist the effective exercise by the authority, or another relevant public authority, of its functions under this Part.

(6) A code of practice under Schedule 7 must include guidance to relevant public authorities about collaboration agreements.

(7) The guidance must include guidance about the criteria the Secretary of State will use in considering whether a collaboration agreement is appropriate for a relevant public authority.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 79 in force at 5.2.2019 by S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(d)

80 Police collaboration agreements U.K.

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the chief officer of police of an England and Wales police force (“force 1”) has entered into a police collaboration agreement for the purposes of a collaborating police force's functions under this Part, and

[F6 (b) under the terms of the agreement, officers of force 1 act as single points of contact for officers of the collaborating police force.]

[F7 (2) The persons who may act as single points of contact under a collaboration agreement are additional to those persons who could otherwise act as single points of contact.]

F8 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) [F9 Where officers of force 1 act as single points of contact for officers of the collaborating police force,] section 76(4)(b) has effect as if the references to the relevant public authority were references to the collaborating police force.

(6) In this section—

• “collaborating police force”, in relation to a police collaboration agreement, means a police force (other than force 1) whose chief officer of police is a party to the agreement,

• “England and Wales police force” means—

  (a)

  any police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (police forces in England and Wales outside London),

  (b)

  the metropolitan police force, or

  (c)

  the City of London police force,

• “police collaboration agreement” has the same meaning as in section 78 (see subsection (6) of that section),

and references in this section to an England and Wales police force or a police force include the National Crime Agency (and references to the chief officer of police include the Director General of the National Crime Agency).

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 80(1)(b) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 19(2) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F7 S. 80(2) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 19(3) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F8 S. 80(3)(4) omitted (5.2.2019) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 19(4) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

F9 Words in s. 80(5) substituted (5.2.2019) by The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(4)(d)(5), Sch. 1 para. 19(5) (see S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(c))

Commencement Information

I3 S. 80 in force at 5.2.2019 by S.I. 2019/174, reg. 2(d)