Guidance

Codes of practice for officers using examination powers at ports

Codes of practice for Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000.

Documents

Draft revised Schedule 3 Code of Practice: July 2025 (accessible)

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Draft revised Schedule 7 Code of Practice: July 2025 (accessible)

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Details

The processes governing how counter-terrorism port examination powers under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000, and hostile state activity port examination powers under Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 will be used by port and border officers.

Read the original consultation and outcome.

Read the 2022 consultation and outcome for Schedule 7.

Read the 2025 consultation and outcome for schedule 7 and schedule 3.

Updates to this page

Published 13 August 2020
Last updated 9 July 2025 show all updates
  1. Added draft revised codes of practice for Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000.

  2. Corrected paragraph 121 of the accessible version. The wrong paragraphs were cited where it now says "paragraphs 17(3)(a)-(e)". The PDF versions are unchanged.

  3. Added web version of the PDF Revised Schedule 3 Code of Practice 2023.

  4. Added revised Schedule 3 Code of Practice 2023.

  5. Restored Schedule 3 codes of practice.

  6. Uploaded the new Schedule 7 Code of Practice.

  7. First published.

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