{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-code-of-practice-for-surveillance-camera-systems-and-specification-of-relevant-authorities-order-2013/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-code-of-practice-for-surveillance-camera-systems-and-specification-of-relevant-authorities-order-2013/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/1961",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Code of Practice for Surveillance Camera Systems and Specification of Relevant Authorities) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-code-of-practice-for-surveillance-camera-systems-and-specification-of-relevant-authorities-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Police, England And Wales\nRights Of The Subject, England And Wales\nSurveillance Cameras\nMade 5th August 2013\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State:\n(1) has, under section 29(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 prepared a code of practice containing guidance about surveillance camera systems;\n(2) has consulted in accordance with sections 29(5) and 33(8) of that Act;\n(3) has, in accordance with section 30(1)(a) of that Act, laid before Parliament the code of practice that has been prepared;\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 30(1)(b) and (2) and 33(9) of that Act;\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 30(2) and 33(5)(k) of that Act, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c.9."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1961/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:45:29.869217+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."
}