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Parliament Act 2025

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136: Identity cards

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"What you need to know about identity cards for parliamentary security officers"

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You get an identity card if you are a parliamentary security officer. The card has your name, job details, a photo of you, and a special number. You must show your card when asked. You must carry your identity card when you are working. If someone asks, you must show it to them. If you stop being a parliamentary security officer, you must give your card back as soon as possible.

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Parliamentary Service: Parliamentary security officers

136Identity cards

  1. The chief executive must give each parliamentary security officer an identity card (or another means of identification) that contains the following information:

  2. the officer’s name, which may be only part of their full name:
    1. the officer’s appointment as a parliamentary security officer:
      1. a photographic image of the officer’s face:
        1. a number or identifier unique to that officer.

          1. A parliamentary security officer must, when exercising powers under this Act, produce their identity card (or other means of identification) for inspection on request.

          2. A person who ceases to be a parliamentary security officer must as soon as practicable return the identity card (or other means of identification) to the chief executive.

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