The Civil Nuclear Police Authority ( Welsh : Yr Awdurdod Heddlu Niwclear Sifil ) is the police authority that oversees the Civil Nuclear Constabulary . A police authority is a body corporate in the United Kingdom that defines strategic plans for a police force and provides accountability so that the police function "efficiently and effectively". The authority was created in 2004 by the Energy Act 2004 . The authority is subject to freedom of information requests.
4-652: The authority has eight members appointed by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero : the Chairman, independent members and police advisor member are selected after application and interview, while five members are recommended by the nuclear industry operating companies. Through the Civil Nuclear Constabulary the authority is authorised to carry out covert intelligence operations against anti-nuclear protesters. In July 2009 Judge Christopher Rose said
8-668: Is a Secretary of State in the Government of the United Kingdom , with responsibility for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero . The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom . The incumbent Secretary of State is Ed Miliband of the Labour Party. On 7 February 2023, a government reshuffle meant that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
12-563: The CNC's "approach to covert activity is conspicuously professional". He found that the system for storing the intelligence gained from informers was "working well" and that "senior officers regard covert surveillance as a long-term requirement". This article related to government in the United Kingdom or its constituent countries is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
16-499: Was split up into separate departments. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero took on the energy portfolio and policy functions from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Grant Shapps was appointed the first Secretary of State for the department, having previously been the last holder of the office of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2022 to 2023. The department
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