Part 7: Bulk personal dataset warrants Section 211: Decisions to issue warrants to be taken personally by Secretary of State
This section specifies that the decision to issue a class or specific BPD warrant must be taken personally by the Secretary of State and the warrant must be signed by the Secretary of State. In the case of specific warrants only, a designated senior official may sign the warrant if it is not reasonably practicable for the Secretary of State to sign it. In such a case, the warrant must contain a statement that it is not reasonably practicable for the warrant to be signed by the Secretary of State, and that the Secretary of State has personally and expressly authorised the issue of the warrant.