{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-communications-data-order-2010/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/480",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-communications-data-order-2010",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Additional purposes of section 22(2) of the Act",
  "text": "The following additional purposes are specified for the purposes of section 22(2) of the Act (to the extent that they do not fall within paragraphs (a) to (g) of that provision)—\n(a) to assist investigations into alleged miscarriages of justice;\n(b) where a person (“P”) has died or is unable to identify themselves because of a physical or mental condition—\n(i) to assist in identifying P, or\n(ii) to obtain information about P’s next of kin or other persons connected with P or about the reason for P’s death or condition.\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2(c) omitted (1.11.2018) by virtue of The Data Retention and Acquisition Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1123), reg. 1(3)(g), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 6.4.2010, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/480/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:15.757770+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."
}