Investigatory Powers Act 2016

SCHEDULE 4 Relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.

Section 70(1) Part 1 Table of authorities and officers etc. Table (1) Relevant public authority | (2) Paragraphs of section 60A(7) specified | (3) DSO: minimum office, rank or position | (4) Type of communications data that may be obtained by DSO | (5) Paragraphs of section 61(7) specified for DSO | (6) Paragraphs of section 61A(7) specified for DSO Police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Metropolitan police force | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) City of London police force | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Police Service of Scotland | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Police Service of Northern Ireland | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) British Transport Police Force | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) Civil Nuclear Constabulary | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), and (e) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Ministry of Defence Police | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), and (e) | Inspector | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Superintendent | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Royal Navy Police | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), and (e) | Lieutenant Commander | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Commander | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Royal Military Police | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), and (e) | Major | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Lieutenant Colonel | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Royal Air Force Police | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c), and (e) | Squadron Leader | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Wing Commander | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Tri-service serious crime unit | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (e) | Lieutenant Commander | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Major | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Squadron leader | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Commander | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Lieutenant colonel | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Wing commander | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) and (c) Security Service | 60A(7)(a), (b) and (c) | General Duties 4 or any other level 4 officer | Entity data | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) General Duties 3 or any other level 3 officer | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) Secret Intelligence Service | 60A(7)(a), (b) and (c) | Grade 6 | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) GCHQ | 60A(7)(a), (b) and (c) | GC8 | All | 61(7)(a) and (c) | 61A(7)(a) Ministry of Defence | 60A(7)(a) and (b) | Member of the Senior Civil Service or equivalent | All | 61(7)(a) Grade 7 in the Fraud Defence Unit | All | 61A(7)(a) Department of Health and Social Care | 60A(7)(b) and (d) | Grade 7 in the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | All | 61A(7)(a) and (b) Grade 7 in the Anti-Fraud Unit | All | 61A(7)(a) Home Office | 60A(7)(b), (d) and (g) | Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for investigations or other functions relating to immigration and border security | All | 61A(7)(a) Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for anti-corruption in relation to investigations or other functions relating to immigration and border security | All | 61A(7)(a) Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for asylum fraud investigations | All | 61A(7)(a) Immigration inspector or equivalent with responsibility for security and intelligence in the immigration detention estate | All | 61A(7)(a), (b) and (e) Ministry of Justice | 60A(7)(b) and (d) | Manager in the Security, Order and Counter-Terrorism Directorate of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service responsible for intelligence | Entity data | 61A(7)(a) and (b) Senior manager in the Security, Order and Counter-Terrorism Directorate of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service responsible for intelligence | All | 61A(7)(a) and (b) National Crime Agency | 60A(7)(b), (e) and (g) | Grade 3 | Entity data | 61A(7)(a), (c) and (e) Grade 2 | All | 61A(7)(a), (c) and (e) Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | 60A(7)(b) | Higher officer | Entity data | 61A(7)(a) Senior officer | All | 61A(7)(a) Department for Transport , other than in relation to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | 60A(7)(b), (d) and (e) | Enforcement Officer in Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Entity data | 61A(7)(a) and (b) Head of Enforcement in Maritime and Coastguard Agency | All | 61A(7)(a) and (b) Maritime Operations Commander (Grade 7) in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency | All | 61A(7)(c) Principal Inspector in the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch or the Rail Accident Investigation Branch | All | 61A(7)(b) Department for Transport, so far as relating to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | 60A(7)(b) and (d) Department for Work and Pensions | 60A(7)(b) | Senior Executive Officer in the Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt Directorate | All | 61A(7)(a) Senior Executive Officer in the Child Maintenance Group Central Legal Services | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Cabinet Office, so far as relating to the Public Sector Fraud Authority | 60A(7)(b) Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service | 60A(7)(b) | Head of Counter Fraud Services | All | 61A(7)(a) Competition and Markets Authority | 60A(7)(b) | Member of the Senior Civil Service with responsibility for cartels or criminal enforcement | All | 61A(7)(a) Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks | 60A(7)(b) Criminal Cases Review Commission | 60A(7)(f) | Investigations Adviser | All | 61A(7)(d) Department for Business and Trade, so far as relating to the Integrated Corporate Services Counter Fraud Expert Services Team | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (f) Department for Business and Trade, so far as relating to the Insolvency Service | 60A(7)(b) | Grade 7 in the Investigation and Enforcement Services Directorate – Criminal Investigation Team of the Insolvency Service | All | 61A(7)(a) Department for Business and Trade, so far as relating to the Fair Work Agency | 60A(7)(b) | Grade 7 | All | 61A(7)(a) Department for Communities in Northern Ireland | 60A(7)(b) | Deputy Principal | All | 61A(7)(a) Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland | 60A(7)(b) | Deputy chief inspector in trading standards services | All | 61A(7)(a) Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, so far as relating to the Integrated Corporate Services Counter Fraud Expert Services Team | 60A(7)(a), (b), (c) and (f) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, so far as relating to the Counter Fraud and Investigation Team | 60A(7)(b) Department of Justice in Northern Ireland | 60A(7)(b), (d) and (g) | Governor 4 in the Northern Ireland Prison Service | All | 61A(7)(a), (b) and (e) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Environment Agency | 60A(7)(b) and (d) | Area Management Team Member or equivalent (Grade 7) or Senior Enforcement Technical Advisor or equivalent (Grade 6) | All | 61A(7)(a) and (b) Financial Conduct Authority | 60A(7)(b) | Head of department in the Enforcement and Market Oversight Division | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Food Standards Agency | 60A(7)(b) | Grade 6 | All | 61A(7)(a) Food Standards Scotland | 60A(7)(b) | Head of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit | All | 61A(7)(a) Gambling Commission | 60A(7)(b) | Senior manager | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Health and Safety Executive | 60A(7)(b) and (d) | Band 1 inspector | All | 61A(7)(a) and (b) Independent Office for Police Conduct | 60A(7)(b) and (g) | Director or an equivalent grade | All | 61A(7)(a) and (e) Service Police Complaints Commissioner | 60A(7)(b) and (g) | Senior investigating officer | All | 61A(7)(a) and (e) Information Commission | 60A(7)(b) | Group manager | Entity data | 61A(7)(a) Head of department in an investigation or intelligence role | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 60A(7)(a) | Grade D6 in the UK National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping | All | 61(7)(a) NHS Counter Fraud Authority | 60A(7)(b) | Senior manager (of pay band 8b) ... | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation | 60A(7)(b) | Assistant Director Counter Fraud and Probity Services | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Office of Communications | 60A(7)(b) | Senior associate | All | 61A(7)(a) Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland | 60A(7)(b) | Senior investigating officer | All | 61A(7)(a) Pensions Regulator | 60A(7)(b) | Head of Department in an enforcement or intelligence role | All | 61A(7)(a) Police Investigations and Review Commissioner | 60A(7)(b) and (g) | Commissioner or Director of Operations | All | 61A(7)(a) and (e) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission | 60A(7)(f) | Investigations Adviser | All | 61A(7)(d) Security Industry Authority | 60A(7)(b) and (d) Serious Fraud Office | 60A(7)(b) | Grade 6 | All | 61A(7)(a) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Velindre NHS Trust, so far as relating to Counter Fraud Services Wales | 60A(7)(a) and (b) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Part 2 Interpretation of table 1 In the table in Part 1 of this Schedule— ... “entity data” means any communications data which is entity data.