Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

Section 44

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Extraction of information from electronic devices: authorised persons

PART 1 U.K. Authorised persons in relation to all purposes within section 37 or 41

• A constable of a police force in England and Wales.

• A member of staff appointed by the chief officer of police of a police force in England and Wales.

• An employee of the Common Council of the City of London who is under the direction and control of a chief officer of police.

• A constable within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) (see section 99 of that Act).

• A member of staff appointed by the Scottish Police Authority under section 26(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.

• A police officer within the meaning of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (see section 77(1) of that Act).

• A constable of the British Transport Police Force.

• An employee of the British Transport Police Authority appointed under section 27 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.

• A constable of the Ministry of Defence police.

• A National Crime Agency officer.

• A person who has been engaged to provide services consisting of or including the extraction of information from electronic devices for the purposes of the exercise of functions by a person listed in this Part of this Schedule.

PART 2 U.K. Authorised persons in relation to all purposes within section 37

• A member of the Royal Navy Police, the Royal Military Police or the Royal Air Force Police.

• A person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971.

• A person who is an enforcement officer by virtue of section 15 of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004.

• A person who has been engaged to provide services consisting of or including the extraction of information from electronic devices for the purposes of the exercise of functions by a person listed in this Part of this Schedule.

PART 3 U.K. Authorised persons in relation to the prevention of crime etc only

• An officer of Revenue and Customs.

• A person designated as a general customs official or a customs revenue official under the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (see sections 3 and 11 of that Act).

• An officer of the department of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

• A member of the Serious Fraud Office.

• A person appointed by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to conduct an investigation.

• An officer of the Competition and Markets Authority.

• A person who is authorised by the Food Standards Agency to act in matters arising under or by virtue of the Food Safety Act 1990.

• A person who is authorised for the purposes of Part 6 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

• An inspector appointed under section 15 of the Child Support Act 1991.

• A person designated by the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct under paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 3 to the Police Reform Act 2002.

• The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.

• A person designated by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner under paragraph 7B(1) of Schedule 4 to the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10).

• An officer appointed by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland under section 56(1) or (1A) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.

• A person who is an enforcement officer by virtue of section 303 of the Gambling Act 2005.

• A person who has been engaged to provide services consisting of or including the extraction of information from electronic devices for the purposes of the exercise of functions by a person listed in this Part of this Schedule.