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authorised persons

A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.

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Definition

Individuals authorized to extract information from electronic devices as per legal provisions.

This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.

college.police.uk/app/extraction-material-digital-devices/extraction-material-digital-devices

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Code of Practice

A statutory guideline set by the Home Office on the extraction of data from digital devices.

Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.