Requirement for specific authorisations in relation to personal recordsE+W
9.—(1) An authorised officer must obtain a specific authorisation from a designated officer (other than that authorised officer) before acting in the exercise of the delegated functions in relation to personal records(1).
(2) A specific authorisation must be applied for in relation to each personal record or group of personal records sought in any one investigation.
(3) A specific authorisation given under sub-paragraph (1) may apply only to the personal record or group of personal records in respect of which the application for that authorisation was made.
(4) An authorised officer must comply with any conditions imposed by a specific authorisation in relation to personal records.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.11.2017, see art. 1(1)
“Personal records” for these purposes is defined in section 210(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.