http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/43/section/71ACriminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000An Act to establish a National Probation Service for England and Wales and a Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; to make further provision for the protection of children; to make further provision about dealing with persons suspected of, charged with or convicted of offences; to amend the law relating to access to information held under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988; and for connected purposes.2000-12-02texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-12Expert Participation2026-06-29 Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(1)(a) (aa)Criminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(2)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(4A)Criminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(3)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f) and wordCriminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(4)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(6)Criminal Justice Act 2003s. 266(5)s. 336(3) (4)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f)Armed Forces Act 2006Sch. 16 para. 185(a)s. 383(2)art. 3(a)(b)art. 4Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(6)The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008Sch. 1 para. 19(15)art. 1Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 85(7B)The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014Sch. 3 para. 5(7)reg. 1(b)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(6)Children Act 2004Sch. 5 Pt. 4Sch. 5 Pt. 4 Noteart. 2(2)(g)art. 2(h)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f)Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012Sch. 21 para. 18s. 151(1)art. 2(s)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(5)(f)Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012Sch. 22 para. 19s. 151(1)art. 2(t)Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000s. 64(8)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 38(5)s. 50(3)(j) Part IVChapter I71A1In section 71 “authorised person” means a person specified in the first column of the following table who is authorised by the person specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of the table to receive information under that section.PersonAuthorising officera constablethe person whose direction and control the constable is undera member of civilian police staffthe person whose direction and control the member of civilian police staff is undera police volunteer designated under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002the chief officer of police whose direction and control the police volunteer is undera National Crime Agency officerthe Director General of the National Crime Agencya member, or a member of the staff, of the Independent Office of Police Conductthe Director General of the Independent Office of Police Conducta member of the staff of the Police Investigations and Review Commissionerthe Police Investigations and Review Commissioneran officer of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Irelandthe Police Ombudsman for Northern Irelanda member of a service police force, or any other person who is under the direction and control of a Provost Marshalthe relevant Provost Marshala person appointed as an investigating officer by, or a member of the staff of, the Service Police Complaints Commissionerthe Service Police Complaints CommissionerIsle of Mana member of the Isle of Man Constabulary, or an employee of the Isle of Man Public Services Commissionthe Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabularyan officer of customs and excise, or an immigration officer, of the Isle of Manthe Treasury Minister of the Isle of Mana member of staff of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Isle of Manthe Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Isle of ManJerseya member of the States of Jersey Police Forcethe Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Forcea deputy Agent of the Impôts, or an officer of the Impôts, of the Bailiwick of Jerseythe Agent of the Impôts of the Bailiwick of Jerseya member or employee of the Jersey Financial Intelligence Unitthe Director of the Jersey Financial Intelligence Unitan employee of the Law Officers’ DepartmentHis Majesty’s Attorney General for JerseyGuernseya member of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey, or an employee of the States of Guernseythe Chief Officer of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernseyan officer of customs and excise, or an immigration officer, of the Bailiwick of Guernseythe Chief Officer of Customs and Excise of the Bailiwick of Guernseya person authorised to exercise a function of the Director of the Economic and Financial Crime Bureau of the Bailiwick of Guernseythe Director of the Economic and Financial Crime Bureau of the Bailiwick of Guernseya member of staff of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Bailiwick of Guernseythe Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Bailiwick of GuernseyGibraltara member of the Royal Gibraltar Policethe Commissioner of the Royal Gibraltar Policea member of the Gibraltar Defence Policethe Chief Officer of the Gibraltar Defence Policea member of civilian staff in the Gibraltar Defence Policethe person whose direction and control the member of civilian staff is under2In the table—“member of civilian police staff” means a person who is not a constable but who—is—employed, or engaged to provide services, for the purposes of a body of constables, andunder the direction and control of a person who has the direction and control of a body of constables, oris under the direction and control of the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;“officer”, in relation to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, means an officer of the Ombudsman within the meaning of Part 7 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (see section 50 of that Act);“relevant Provost Marshal” means—in relation to a member of a service police force—the Provost Marshal of that service police force, orin the case of a member of the tri-service serious crime unit described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006, the Provost Marshal for serious crime;in relation to any other person who is under the direction and control of a Provost Marshal, that Provost Marshal;“service police force” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006 (see section 375(1) of that Act).Ss. 71-71C substituted for s. 71 (29.4.2026 for specified purposes, 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 181(2), 255(1)(2)(e); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(u) (with reg. 3)