SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.

Part 1Table of authorities and officers etc.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

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)

F2

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)

Table

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(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 F3and 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)

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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)

F2Independent 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)