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IPCO Annual Report 2017
19. Glossary for
Public Authority Categories
The following explains how in this annual report IPCO has categorised public authorities that can
utilise investigatory powers
Intelligence Agencies
• Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
• Security Service (MI5)
• GCHQ
References to ‘UKIC’ mean the United Kingdom Intelligence
Community and include the three intelligence agencies and
Defence Intelligence
Law Enforcement
Agencies
(LEAs)
This refers to
• All territorial police forces in the UK
• All other police forces including the British Transport Police,
MOD Police, Royal Military Police, RAF Police, Royal Navy
Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Port of Dover Police,
Port of Liverpool Police
• HMRC
• National Crime Agency
• The Home Office (Border Force & Immigration Enforcement)