The Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025
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2 Qualifying competent authorities
The following competent authorities are qualifying competent authorities for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018— (a) any United Kingdom government department other than a non-ministerial government department; (b) the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996; (c) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; (d) the Commissioner of Police for the City of London; (e) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; (f) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland; (g) the chief constable of the British Transport Police; (h) the chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; (i) the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police; (j) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police; (k) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police; (l) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police; (m) the Provost Marshal for serious crime; (n) the chief officer of— (i) a body of constables appointed under provision incorporating section 79 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847; (ii) a body of constables appointed under an order made under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964; (iii) the body of constables appointed under section 154 of the Port of London Act 1968; (o) a body established in accordance with a collaboration agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996; (p) the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs; (q) the Director General of the National Crime Agency; (r) His Majesty’s Land Registry; (s) the Parole Board for England and Wales; (t) the Parole Board for Scotland; (u) the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland; (v) the Probation Board for Northern Ireland; (w) a person who is, under or by virtue of any enactment, responsible for securing the electronic monitoring of an individual.
2 Qualifying competent authorities
The following competent authorities are qualifying competent authorities for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018— (a) any United Kingdom government department other than a non-ministerial government department; (b) the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996; (c) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; (d) the Commissioner of Police for the City of London; (e) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; (f) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland; (g) the chief constable of the British Transport Police; (h) the chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary; (i) the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police; (j) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police; (k) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police; (l) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police; (m) the Provost Marshal for serious crime; (n) the chief officer of— (i) a body of constables appointed under provision incorporating section 79 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847; (ii) a body of constables appointed under an order made under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964; (iii) the body of constables appointed under section 154 of the Port of London Act 1968; (o) a body established in accordance with a collaboration agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996; (p) the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs; (q) the Director General of the National Crime Agency; (r) His Majesty’s Land Registry; (s) the Parole Board for England and Wales; (t) the Parole Board for Scotland; (u) the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland; (v) the Probation Board for Northern Ireland; (w) a person who is, under or by virtue of any enactment, responsible for securing the electronic monitoring of an individual.
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