- Any United Kingdom government department other than a non-ministerial government department.
- The Scottish Ministers.
- Any Northern Ireland department.
- The Welsh Ministers.
Chief officers of police and other policing bodies
- The chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996.
- The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
- The Commissioner of Police for the City of London.
- The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
- The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland.
- The chief constable of the British Transport Police.
- The chief constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
- The chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police.
- The Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police.
- The Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police.
- The Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police.
- The chief officer of—
- a body of constables appointed under provision incorporating section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847;
- a body of constables appointed under an order made under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964;
- the body of constables appointed under section 154 of the Port of London Act 1968 (c.xxxii).
- A body established in accordance with a collaboration agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996.
- The Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
- The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
- The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.
Other authorities with investigatory functions
- The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
- The Welsh Revenue Authority.
- Revenue Scotland.
- The Director General of the National Crime Agency.
- The Director of the Serious Fraud Office.
- The Director of Border Revenue.
- The Financial Conduct Authority.
- The Health and Safety Executive.
- The Competition and Markets Authority.
- The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.
- The Food Standards Agency.
- Food Standards Scotland.
- Her Majesty’s Land Registry.
- The Criminal Cases Review Commission.
- The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Authorities with functions relating to offender management
- A provider of probation services (other than the Secretary of State), acting in pursuance of arrangements made under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007.
- The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
- The Parole Board for England and Wales.
- The Parole Board for Scotland.
- The Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland.
- The Probation Board for Northern Ireland.
- The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.
- A person who has entered into a contract for the running of, or part of—
- a prison or young offender institution under section 84 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, or
- a secure training centre under section 7 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
- A person who has entered into a contract with the Secretary of State—
- under section 80 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 for the purposes of prisoner escort arrangements, or
- under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 for the purposes of escort arrangements.
- A person who is, under or by virtue of any enactment, responsible for securing the electronic monitoring of an individual.
- A youth offending team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Other authorities
- The Director of Public Prosecutions.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
- The Lord Advocate.
- A Procurator Fiscal.
- The Director of Service Prosecutions.
- The Information Commissioner.
- The Scottish Information Commissioner.
- The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service.
- The Crown agent.
- A court or tribunal.