{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-27.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/20",
  "legislation_title": "Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Civilian employees",
  "text": "(1) The Authority may employ persons to assist the Police Force.\n(2) A person appointed under this section shall be under the direction and control of either the Chief Constable or the Authority, in accordance with his terms of employment.\n(3) Subsection (2) is subject to any provision included in a police force collaboration agreement by virtue of section 23(4) of the Police Act 1996.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 27(3) inserted (12.3.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(1), Sch. 7 para. 10; S.I. 2010/507, art. 4(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 27 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(j)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/20/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:20.260952+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."
}