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.

From:
Home Office
Published
13 August 2020
Last updated
14 October 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Examining officers and review officers under Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5872-0, E03395793 07/25

HTML

Examining officers and review officers under Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5872-0, E03395793 07/25

PDF, 648 KB, 76 pages

Examining officers and review officers under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5873-7, E03395794 07/25

HTML

Examining officers and review officers under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5873-7, E03395794 07/25

PDF, 488 KB, 57 pages

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 14 October 2025 show all updates

  1. Revised codes of practice have come into force.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

  5. Added revised Schedule 3 Code of Practice 2023.

  6. Restored Schedule 3 codes of practice.

  7. Uploaded the new Schedule 7 Code of Practice.

  8. First published.

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