From: The Right Honourable Sir Swinton Thomas
The Interception of Communications Commissioner
c/o 50 Queen Anne’s Gate
London SW1H 9AT
30 April 2003
I enclose my third Annual Report on the discharge of my functions under the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. It is, of course, for you to decide,
after consultation with me, how much of the report should be excluded from
publication on the grounds that it is prejudicial to national security, to the
prevention or detection of serious crime, to the economic well-being of the
United Kingdom, the continued discharge of the functions of any public
authority whose activities include activities subject to my review (section 58(7))
of the Act). Following the practice of my predecessor, I have taken the course
of writing the report in two parts, the confidential annex containing those
matters which in my view should not be published. I hope that this is a
convenient course.
Sir Swinton Thomas
The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP
10 Downing Street
London SW1A 2AA
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