Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary security - Reporting requirements

193: Parliamentary security officer must report exercise of certain powers

You could also call this:

"Security officers must report when they use special powers"

If you are a parliamentary security officer, you must report to the chief executive when you use certain powers. You have to give a written report within three working days of using the power. The report must include a summary of what happened, why you used the power, and other details. You need to explain the reasons behind your actions, depending on which power you used. This might include information about why you detained someone, handcuffed them, or used force. You must provide this information so that the chief executive knows what happened. The report is important because it helps keep track of when and why parliamentary security officers use their powers. You must follow the rules and give the report to the chief executive on time. This ensures that everything is done fairly and according to the law.

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192: Powers subject to conditions or limitations in notice of appointment, or

"What rules you must follow when using your powers as a security officer"

194: Chief executive must report annually on exercise of specified powers, or

"The boss must write a report each year on how they used special powers."

Part 7Parliamentary security
Reporting requirements

193Parliamentary security officer must report exercise of certain powers

This section applies to a parliamentary security officer who exercises a power under 1 or more of the following sections:
section 180(1) (which authorises a parliamentary security officer to detain a person):
section 181(1) (which authorises a parliamentary security officer to handcuff a detained person):
section 183 (which authorises a parliamentary security officer to use reasonable force when exercising or performing certain powers or duties).

The parliamentary security officer must, within 3 working days of exercising the power, give the chief executive a written report of the following matters:
a short summary of the circumstances surrounding the exercise of the power:
the reason or reasons why the power was exercised:
if the power was exercised under section 180(1)(a), the matters that gave rise to the reasonable grounds to believe required by section 172(2)(a) or (b) or 173(1)(b)(i) or (ii), as applicable:
if the power was exercised under section 180(1)(b), the matters that gave rise to the reasonable grounds to believe required by section 179(1)(a), (b), (c), or (d), as applicable:
if the power was exercised under section 181(1), the matters that gave rise to the reasonable grounds to believe required by section 181(1)(a) or (b), as applicable.