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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Schedule 4 — Relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.
Part 1 — Table of authorities and officers etc.
(1)
Relevant public authority

Royal Air Force Police

(2)
DSO: minimum office, rank or
position

(3)
Type of communications
data that may be obtained
by DSO

(4)
Paragraphs of
section 61(7)
specified for DSO

Squadron Leader

Entity data

(a), (b), (c) and
(g)

Wing Commander

All

(a), (b), (c) and
(g)

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)

Grade 7 in the Medicines and
Healthcare
Products
Regulatory Agency

All

(b), (d) and (e)

Grade 7 in the Anti-Fraud
Unit

All

(b)

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)

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)

Grade 3

Entity data

(b), (g) and (i)

Grade 2

All

(b), (g) and (i)

Security Service

Department of Health

Home Office

Ministry of Justice

National Crime Agency

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