Explanatory note

This Order provides for the Lord Chancellor to designate security officers in tribunal buildings and for tribunal security officers he designates to have the same powers as court security officers under Part 4 of the Courts Act 2003.

This Order applies with modifications the Court Security (Designation) Regulations 2005 so that tribunal security officers must complete the same training and satisfy the same conditions as court security officers before they may be designated as tribunal security officers.

The Order also applies with modifications Part 4 of the Courts Act 2003 and the Retention of Knives in Court Regulations 2010 so that the procedures in relation to the seizure, return and retention of knives that apply in court buildings also apply in tribunal buildings.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.