Part 14: Civil Nuclear Sector Chapter 2: Civil Nuclear Constabulary Section 307: Provision of additional police services
Section 307 amends the Energy Act 2004 (c. 3) to insert a new section 55A, which creates an additional statutory function for the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC). The new function will enable the CNC to provide a wider range of policing services beyond the civil nuclear sector, in the interests of national security. This could be used to enable the CNC to provide armed guarding services to other facilities that provide vital services, or to deliver other protective policing services in response to emerging threats. The provision of additional police services by the CNC may only be provided with the consent of the Secretary of State and is subject to safeguards to protect the CNC's primary civil nuclear security function and ensure transparency (subject to the needs of national security).
	Section 307 also makes consequential amendments in relation to the CNC’s jurisdiction and provides a power for the CNPA to enter into agreements. It also adds the CNC to the definition of "extra police services" in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c.28) in relation to the policing of gas facilities in England, Wales and Scotland.