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The Commissioner of Police must include in every annual report prepared by the Commissioner for the purposes of section 101 of the Policing Act 2008 the following information in respect of the period under review:
(a) the number of applications for warrants made under section 312B; and
(b) the number of applications for warrants made under section 312CA; and
(c) the number of applications for renewals of warrants made under section 312F; and
(d) the number of applications for emergency permits made under section 312G; and
(e) the number of applications referred to in each of paragraphs (a) to (d) that were granted, and the number that were refused; and
(f) in relation to each of the types of warrant referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) that were issued,—
(i) the number of warrants that authorised the use of an interception device to intercept the private communications of a named individual:
(ii) the number of warrants that authorised the use of an interception device to intercept private communications at specified premises or a specified place:
(iii) the number of warrants that authorised entry onto private premises; and
(g) the number of occasions on which telephonic communications were intercepted under an emergency permit granted under section 312G; and
(ga) the number of occasions on which the Police used an interception device in reliance on section 216B(3)(b):
(h) the average duration of warrants (including renewals); and
(i) the number of prosecutions that have been instituted in which evidence obtained directly or indirectly from an interception carried out pursuant to a warrant or permit has been adduced, and the result of those prosecutions; and
(j) the number of prosecutions that have been instituted against constables (including former constables where the prosecution relates to behaviour occurring while they were constables) for—
(i) offences against section 216C (prohibition on disclosure of private communications unlawfully intercepted):
(ii) offences against section 312K (prohibition on disclosure of private communications lawfully intercepted).
(k) in relation to the emergency powers granted under section 216B(3),—
(i) whether or not the powers have been used:
(ii) the number of times the powers have been used:
(iii) the circumstances in which the powers were used:
(iv) the results of using the powers; and
(ka) in relation to road blocks authorised under section 317B,—
(i) the number of road blocks authorised; and
(ii) the reason for each authorisation; and
(iii) the number of persons (if any) arrested as a result of that authorisation; and
(l) the number of warrants that did not result in any charges being laid within 90 days of the date on which the warrant expired.
Section 312Q: substituted, on 1 February 1998, by section 20 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93).
Section 312Q: amended, on 1 October 2008, by section 130(1) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
Section 312Q(f)(i): amended, on 1 October 2003, by section 31(1) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).
Section 312Q(f)(ii): amended, on 1 October 2003, by section 31(1) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).
Section 312Q(ga): inserted, on 1 October 2008, by section 130(1) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
Section 312Q(j): amended, on 1 October 2008, pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
Section 312Q(k): added, on 1 October 2003, by section 31(2) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).
Section 312Q(ka): inserted, on 1 October 2008, by section 130(1) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
Section 312Q(l): added, on 1 October 2003, by section 31(2) of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).
