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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 20th December 2023.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice for the Video Recording with Sound of Interviews of Persons Detained under Section 27 of the National Security Act 2023” that was laid before Parliament in draft on 16th October 2023 comes into operation on 20th December 2023.
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An interview by a constable of a person detained under section 27 of the National Security Act 2023 that takes place in a police station must be video recorded—
(a) in accordance with the code of practice referred to in regulation 2; and
(b) with sound.
Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State
Home Office
13th December 2023