Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

This section applies if a police officer considers it is reasonably necessary for a civilian participant to engage in ancillary conduct for an authorised controlled activity.

A police officer of at least the rank of superintendent (a senior police officer) may, in accordance with any policy or procedure of the police service, authorise the civilian participant to engage in ancillary conduct for the authorised controlled activity.

However, the senior police officer may give the authorisation under subsection (2) only if, having regard to the nature and extent of the authorised controlled activity, authorising the ancillary conduct is appropriate in the particular circumstances.

The authority must be written and state—

the authorised controlled activity; and

details of the ancillary conduct the civilian participant is authorised to engage in; and

the period, of not more than 7 days, for which the authority is in force.