http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/3

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/3/crossheading/code-of-practice/2012-07-01

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

An Act to provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material; to impose consent and other requirements in relation to certain processing of biometric information relating to children; to provide for a code of practice about surveillance camera systems and for the appointment and role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; to provide for judicial approval in relation to certain authorisations and notices under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of powers of entry and associated powers and for codes of practice and other safeguards in relation to such powers; to make provision about vehicles left on land; to amend the maximum detention period for terrorist suspects; to replace certain stop and search powers and to provide for a related code of practice; to make provision about the safeguarding of vulnerable groups and about criminal records including provision for the establishment of the Disclosure and Barring Service and the dissolution of the Independent Safeguarding Authority; to disregard convictions and cautions for certain abolished offences; to make provision about the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities and to make other provision about freedom of information and the Information Commissioner; to make provision about the trafficking of people for exploitation and about stalking; to repeal certain enactments; and for connected purposes.

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Expert Participation

2012-07-01

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

art. 2-9

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Sch. 1

para. 7A

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

Sch. 2

para. 20

s. 27(2)(b)

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2014

art. 2(2)

art. 1

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Corresponding code of practice for Welsh devolved powers of entry

Code of practice

1

The Welsh Ministers may prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the exercise of—

a

powers of entry, or

F1b

associated powers.

The code may only contain provision that would be within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales if contained in an Act of the Assembly.

2

Such a code may, in particular, include provision about—

a

considerations before exercising, or when exercising, any such powers,

b

considerations after exercising any such powers (such as the retention of records, or the publication of information, about the exercise of any such powers).

3

Such a code—

a

need not contain provision about every type of power of entry or associated power,

b

may make different provision for different purposes.

4

In the course of preparing such a code in relation to any powers, the Welsh Ministers must consult—

a

such persons appearing to the Welsh Ministers to be representative of the views of persons entitled to exercise the powers concerned as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, and

b

such other persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.