Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Valid from 05/02/2019

Part 1 U.K. Table of authorities and officers etc.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Relevant public authority	DSO: minimum office, rank or position	Type of communications data that may be obtained by DSO	Paragraphs of section 61(7) specified for DSO
Police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
Metropolitan police force	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
City of London police force	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
Police Service of Scotland	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
Police Service of Northern Ireland	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
British Transport Police Force	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i)
Ministry of Defence Police	Inspector	Entity data	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
	Superintendent	All	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
Royal Navy Police	Lieutenant Commander	Entity data	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
	Commander	All	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
Royal Military Police	Major	Entity data	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
	Lieutenant Colonel	All	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
Royal Air Force Police	Squadron Leader	Entity data	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
	Wing Commander	All	(a), (b), (c) and (g)
Security Service	General Duties 4 or any other level 4 officer	Entity data	(a), (b) and (c)
	General Duties 3 or any other level 3 officer	All	(a), (b) and (c)
Secret Intelligence Service	Grade 6	All	(a), (b) and (c)
GCHQ	GC8	All	(a), (b) and (c)
Ministry of Defence	Member of the Senior Civil Service or equivalent	All	(a)
	Grade 7 in the Fraud Defence Unit	All	(b)
Department of Health [F1 and Social Care]	Grade 7 in the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	All	(b), (d) and (e)
	Grade 7 in the Anti-Fraud Unit	All	(b)
Home Office	Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for investigations or other functions relating to immigration and border security	All	(b)
	Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for anti-corruption in relation to investigations or other functions relating to immigration and border security	All	(b)
	Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for asylum fraud investigations	All	(b)
	Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for security and intelligence in the immigration detention estate	All	(b), (d) and (i)
Ministry of Justice	Manager in the security group of the National Offender Management Service responsible for intelligence	Entity data	(b) and (d)
	Senior manager in the security group of the National Offender Management Service responsible for intelligence	All	(b) and (d)
National Crime Agency	Grade 3	Entity data	(b), (g) and (i)
	Grade 2	All	(b), (g) and (i)
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs	Higher officer	Entity data	(b) and (f)
	Senior officer	All	(b) and (f)
Department for Transport	Enforcement Officer in Maritime and Coastguard Agency	Entity data	(b) and (d)
	Head of Enforcement in Maritime and Coastguard Agency	All	(b) and (d)
	Maritime Operations Commander (grade 7) in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency	All	(g)
	Principal Inspector in the Air Accident Investigation Branch, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch or the Rail Accident Investigation Branch	All	(d)
Department for Work and Pensions	Senior Executive Officer in Fraud and Error Services	All	(b)
	Senior Executive Officer in the Child Maintenance Group Central Legal Services	All	(b)
An ambulance trust in England	Duty Manager of Ambulance Trust Control Rooms	All	(g)
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service	Head of Counter Fraud Services	All	(b)
Competition and Markets Authority	Member of the Senior Civil Service with responsibility for cartels or criminal enforcement	All	(b)
Criminal Cases Review Commission	Investigations Adviser	All	(h)
Department for Communities in Northern Ireland	Deputy Principal	All	(b)
Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland	Deputy chief inspector in trading standards services	All	(b)
Department of Justice in Northern Ireland	Governor 4 in the Northern Ireland Prison Service	All	(b), (d) and (i)
Financial Conduct Authority	Head of department in the Enforcement and Market Oversight Division	All	(b) and (j)
A fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004	Watch Manager (Control)	All	(g)
Food Standards Agency	Grade 6	All	(b)
Food Standards Scotland	Head of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit	All	(b)
Gambling Commission	Senior manager	All	(b)
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority	Head of operations	All	(b)
Health and Safety Executive	Band 1 inspector	All	(b), (d) and (e)
F2 . . .	F2 . . .	F2 . . .	F2 . . .
Information Commissioner	Group Manager	Entity data	(b)
	Head of enforcement or an equivalent grade	All	(b)
National Health Service Business Services Authority	Senior manager (of pay band 8b) in the Counter Fraud and Security Management Services Division	All	(b)
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust	Watch Manager (Control)	All	(g)
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board	Watch Manager (Control)	All	(g)
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation	Assistant Director Counter Fraud and Probity Services	All	(b)
Office of Communications	Senior associate	All	(b)
[F3 Independent Office for Police Conduct	Director or an equivalent grade	All	(b) and (i)]
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland	Senior investigating officer	All	(b)
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner	Commissioner or Director of Operations	All	(b) and (i)
Scottish Ambulance Service Board	Watch Manager (Control)	All	(g)
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission	Investigations Adviser	All	(h)
Serious Fraud Office	Grade 6	All	(b)
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust	Watch Manager (Control)	All	(g)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 inserted (11.4.2018) by The Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Transfer of Functions (Commonhold Land) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/378), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 17 (with art. 14)

F2 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 omitted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 74(6)(a); S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

F3 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 74(6)(b); S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)