- a specified chief officer of police
means— (a) the chief officer of the police force of the area in which the person from whom the material was taken resides, or (b) a chief officer of police who believes that the person is in, or is intending to come to, the chief officer's police area. • “terrorism-related qualifying offence” means— (a) an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 65A(2)(r) below), or (b) an ancillary offence, as defined by section 65A(5) below, relating to an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of that Act.
- appropriate consent
means— (a) in relation to a person who has attained the age of 18 years, the consent of that person;
- appropriate decision-maker
means—
- appropriate officer
means an officer of the police force which investigated the offence in question.
- arrest
includes such detention. 11 In subsection (10) above “the terrorism provisions” has the meaning assigned to it by section 65 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984”
- arrested juvenile
means a person arrested with or without a warrant who appears to be under the age of 18...;
- caution
includes—
- civilian court
has the meaning given by section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
- Class A drug
has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971;
- code
means a code of practice under section 60, 60A or 66.
- conviction
includes—
- criminal proceedings
includes service proceedings.
- decision-maker
means—
- designated police station
has the meaning assigned to it by section 35 above;
- document
means anything in which information of any description is recorded.;
- drug offence search
means an intimate search for a Class A drug which an officer has authorised by virtue of subsection (1)(b) above;
- enactment
includes—
- endorsed for bail
means endorsed with a direction for bail in accordance with section 117(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.
- enforcement officer
has the meaning given by section 90(3) of the Employment Rights Act 2025;
- excluded material
means—
- excluded offence
has the meaning given by section 63F(11) (read with section 63F(12)).
- extradition arrest power
means any of the following— (a) a Part 1 warrant (within the meaning given by the Extradition Act 2003) in respect of which a certificate under section 2 of that Act has been issued;
- fireworks regulations
has the same meaning as in that Act.
- food crime officer
means an officer of the Food Standards Agency who—
- goods area
means any area used wholly or mainly for the storage or handling of goods;
- imprisonable offence
has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Bail Act 1976.
- intimate sample
means— (a) a sample of blood, semen or any other tissue fluid, urine or pubic hair;
- intimate search
means a search which consists of the physical examination of a person’s body orifices other than the mouth;
- item subject to legal privilege
has the meaning assigned to it by section 10 above;
- items subject to legal privilege
means— when they are in the possession of a person who is entitled to possession of them.
- journalistic material
means material acquired or created for the purposes of journalism.
- labour market offence
has the same meaning as in Part 5 of that Act (see section 151(1) of that Act).
- legislation
means any provision of—
- live link
means an arrangement by which the officer who is not at the police station is able to see and hear, and to be seen and heard by, the person in police detention, any legal representative of that person and the officer who has custody of that person at the police station (and for this purpose any impairment of eyesight or hearing is to be disregarded).
- live link bail
means bail granted under Part 4 of this Act subject to the duty mentioned in section 47(3)(b).
- live link direction
means a direction that a live link be used for the purposes of the hearing;
- local authority
has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989.
- local authority accommodation
means accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority (within the meaning of the Children Act 1989);
- mark
includes features and injuries;
- minimum age
means the age specified in section 63B(3)(b) below;
- national security-related qualifying offence
means— (a) an offence under section 18 of the National Security Act 2023 or for the time being listed in section 33(3)(a) of that Act, or (b) an ancillary offence, as defined in section 65A(5), relating to an offence for the time being listed in section 33(3)(a) of that Act, • “relevant custodial sentence” has the meaning given by section 63K(6), • “a specified chief officer of police” means— (a) the chief officer of the police force of the area in which the person from whom the material was taken resides, or (b) a chief officer of police who believes that the person is in, or is intending to come to, the chief officer's police area. • “terrorism-related qualifying offence” means— (a) an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 65A(2)(r) below), or (b) an ancillary offence, as defined by section 65A(5) below, relating to an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of that Act.
- non-intimate sample
means— (a) a sample of hair other than pubic hair;
- offensive weapon
means any article—
- offshore installation
has the meaning given to it by section 1 of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971. • “renewable energy installation” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004.
- oppression
includes torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the use or threat of violence (whether or not amounting to torture).
- parent or guardian
means— (a) in the case of a child or young person in the care of a local authority, that authority;...
- personal records
means documentary and other records concerning an individual (whether living or dead) who can be identified from them and relating—
- photograph
includes a moving image, and corresponding expressions shall be construed accordingly.
- police purposes
has the meaning given by section 101(2) of the Police Act 1996;
- premises
includes any place and, in particular, includes— (a) any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft;
- proceedings
means criminal proceedings, including service proceedings;
- proper officer
means—
- qualifying applicant
means—
- qualifying offence
means—
- qualifying police officer
means a police officer of the rank of commander or assistant chief constable or above,... •...
- recordable offence
means any offence to which regulations under section 27 above apply;
- registered dentist
has the same meaning as in the Dentists Act 1984;
- registered health care professional
means a person (other than a medical practitioner) who is— (a) a registered nurse;
- relevant chief officer
means— (a) in relation to a police area, the chief officer of police of the police force for that police area;
- relevant custodial sentence
has the meaning given by section 63K(6), • “a specified chief officer of police” means— (a) the chief officer of the police force of the area in which the person from whom the material was taken resides, or (b) a chief officer of police who believes that the person is in, or is intending to come to, the chief officer's police area. • “terrorism-related qualifying offence” means— (a) an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 65A(2)(r) below), or (b) an ancillary offence, as defined by section 65A(5) below, relating to an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of that Act.
- relevant law-enforcement authority
means—
- relevant offence
means the offence for which the person making the request under subsection (1) was under arrest when granted bail under section 30A(1);
- relevant officer
means a police officer of the rank of inspector or above.
- relevant period
means— a any period during which the offender was in police detention in connection with the offence for which the sentence was passed;
- renewable energy installation
has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004.
- section 63D material
means fingerprints or DNA profiles to which section 63D applies;
- secure accommodation
means accommodation provided for the purpose of restricting liberty;
- senior officer
means a police officer of the rank of superintendent or above.
- sensitive information
has the meaning given in section 47ZH(4).
- sentence
includes any order made by a court in England and Wales when dealing with an offender in respect of his offence.
- Service court
means the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court.
- service offence
has the meaning given by section 50 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
- service proceedings
means proceedings before a court (other than a civilian court) in respect of a service offence;
- sexual offence
means an offence specified in Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the Sentencing Code;
- special procedure material
means—
- specified
means specified in a notice under subsection (1)... of section 30B or, if notice of change has been given under subsection (7) of that section, in that notice.
- specified controlled drug
has the same meaning as in section 63B.
- specified information
means the information specified in the application under subsection (2).
- statement
means any representation of fact, however made;
- statutory undertakers
means persons authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, dock or harbour undertaking.
- suitably qualified person
means—
- terrorism
has the meaning given in section 1 of that Act;
- terrorism offence
means an offence specified in Part 3 of that Schedule;
- terrorism-related qualifying offence
means— (a) an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 65A(2)(r) below), or (b) an ancillary offence, as defined by section 65A(5) below, relating to an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of that Act.
- terrorist investigation
has the meaning given by section 32 of that Act;
- the appropriate consent
means—
- the appropriate criminal intent
means an intent to commit an offence under— • “appropriate officer” means— (a) a constable, (b)......
- the appropriate person
means—
- the normal powers to impose conditions of bail
has the meaning given in section 3(6) of the Bail Act 1976.
- the relevant police station
means the first police station to which he is taken in the police area in which his arrest was sought.
- the relevant provisions
means—
- the terrorism provisions
means sections 41 and 43B of the Terrorism Act 2000, and any provision of Schedule 7 to that Act conferring a power of detention;
- tri-service serious crime unit
means the unit described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
- vary
has the same meaning as in the Bail Act 1976.
- vessel
includes any ship, boat, raft or other apparatus constructed or adapted for floating on water.
- victim
includes intended victim, • “vulnerable adult” means a person aged 18 or over whose ability to protect himself or herself from violence, abuse or neglect is significantly impaired through physical or mental disability or illness, through old age or otherwise, and the reference in subsection (2)(c) to a person being associated with another person is to be read in accordance with section 62(3) to (7) of the Family Law Act 1996.
- violent offence
means murder or an offence specified in Part 1 of that Schedule;
- vulnerable adult
means a person aged 18 or over who may have difficulty understanding the purpose of the hearing or what occurs at it (whether because of a mental disorder or for any other reason);