Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Security officers
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 51A
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source1 A Supreme Court security officer is a person who is— a appointed by the President of the Supreme Court under section 49(1) or provided under a contract, and b designated by the President as a Supreme Court security officer. 2 The President may give directions as to— a training courses to be completed by Supreme Court security officers; b conditions to be met before a person may be designated as a Supreme Court security officer. 3 For the purposes of sections 51B to 51E, a Supreme Court security officer who is not readily identifiable as such (whether by means of uniform or badge or otherwise) is not to be regarded as acting in the execution of the officer's duty. 4 In those sections “ court building ” means any building— a where the business of the Supreme Court, or of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, is carried on, and b to which the public has access.
Source record
Source and verification
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Check the upstream source for currency, amendments, and official formatting. The recorded status describes this source version.
Open upstream source