The Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/1037
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2 Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

(1) The table in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) After the entry for the British Transport Police Force, insert—

(3) In the entry for the Department of Health, in column 1, for “Department of Health” substitute “Department of Health and Social Care”.

(4) In the entry for the Ministry of Justice, in column 3, for both “security group of the National Offender Management Service” and “security group of the National Offender Manager Service” substitute “Security, Order and Counter-Terrorism Directorate of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service”.

(5) In the entry for the Department for Transport, in column 3, for “Air Accident” substitute “Air Accidents”.

(6) After the entry for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, insert—

(7) In the entry for the Information Commissioner, in column 3, for “Head of enforcement or an equivalent grade” substitute “Head of department in an investigation or intelligence role”.

(8) After the entry for the Information Commissioner, insert—

(9) In the entry for the National Health Service Business Services Authority—

(a) in column 1, for “National Health Service Business Services Authority” substitute “NHS Counter Fraud Authority”;

(b) in column 3, omit “in the Counter Fraud and Security Management Services Division”.

(10) After the entry for the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, insert—