intelligence sources [CHIS], surveillance cameras),28 or the use of SIA powers
under SSA 1989 or ISA 1994 for purposes other than intelligence collection.
1.22.
The draft Bill published on 4 November 2015 received pre-legislative scrutiny
from the ISC, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and a
Joint Bill Committee of both Houses. Each of those committees reported in
February 2016,29 and their recommendations were reflected in the Bill introduced
on 1 March. Between second reading on 15 March and report stage on 6-7
June, a House of Commons Public Bill Committee considered the Bill over 16
half-day sittings.30 The Joint Committee on Human Rights produced its own
report on 2 June.31 Further reports on specific aspects were issued in July 2016
by the House of Lords Constitution Committee32 and the House of Lords
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.33 The first five of these
seven committees took written and oral evidence, which save in the case of the
ISC (whose inquiry was into classified issues and which accordingly took
evidence only in closed session) was published on their websites. The written
evidence and transcripts of oral evidence before the Joint Bill Committee alone
occupy 2,364 pages.34
Genesis of the Review
1.23.
On 26 May 2016, the Shadow Home Secretary (Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP)
published a letter he had written to the Home Secretary welcoming her
agreement to establish this review. As his letter implied I had already been
asked and agreed to lead the review, for which preparatory work was well
advanced.
1.24.
Terms of reference (Annex 2) were subsequently agreed by the Prime Minister,
and the Review was announced by the Home Secretary when the Bill reached
report stage in the House of Commons, on 7 June 2016. An exchange of letters
dated 6 June 2016 between Sir Keir Starmer QC MP, Shadow Home Office
Minister, and Rt. Hon. John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Security (Annex 3),
was placed in the House of Commons Library. I undertook to complete the
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On these techniques and the legal regime that will continue to govern them, see AQOT 8.48.37.
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report, “Investigatory Powers Bill:
Technology Issues”, Third Report of Session 2015-16 (HC 573, 1 February 2016); ISC, “Report
on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill (9 February 2016) [2016 ISC report]; Joint Committee on
the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, “Draft Investigatory Powers Bill” (HL Paper 93, HC 651, 11
February 2016).
Its deliberations are summarised in House of Commons Library Briefing Paper no. 7578
(Joanna Dawson), 2 June 2016, “Investigatory Powers Bill: Committee Stage Report”.
Joint Committee on Human Rights, “Legislative Scrutiny: Investigatory Powers Bill” (HL Paper
6, HC 104, 2 June 2016).
Constitution Committee, Investigatory Powers Bill, 3rd report of 2016-17, July 2016, HL 24.
2nd report of 2016-17, July 2016, HL Paper 21, paras 10-28.
http://www.parliament.uk/draft-investigatory-powers.
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