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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-69",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/20",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026",
  "path": "section/69",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "69",
  "heading": "Secretary of State guidance",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to relevant officers about the exercise of their functions in connection with—\n(a) the prevention, detection and investigation of offences under section 48;\n(b) CCE prevention orders under section 51;\n(c) CCE prevention orders within the meaning of Chapter 2A of Part 11 of the Sentencing Code (orders made on conviction);\n(d) the prevention, detection and investigation of offences under section 65;\n(e) the prevention, detection and investigation of offences under section 68.\n(2) A relevant officer must have regard to any guidance issued under this section.\n(3) “Relevant officer” means—\n(a) a chief officer of police, within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996,\n(b) the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police,\n(c) the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force, and\n(d) the Director General of the National Crime Agency.\n(4) But subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the exercise of functions in connection with the matters in subsection (1)(a) or (d) by—\n(a) the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force, or\n(b) the Director General of the National Crime Agency,\nin relation to Scotland.\n(5) The Secretary of State may revise any guidance issued under this section.\n(6) Before issuing any guidance or revisions under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\n(7) Subsection (6) does not apply to revisions if the Secretary of State considers that they are not substantial.\n(8) The Secretary of State must publish any guidance or revisions issued under this section.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "S. 69 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(2)(b)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/69",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:58.060228+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}