INTERCEPTION
OF
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
COMMISSIONER’S
OFFICE
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
April 2014
Dear Prime Minister,
You appointed me under Section 57(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
(RIPA) 2000 as Interception of Communications Commissioner to take office from 1st
January 2013 upon the retirement of the Rt Hon. Sir Paul Kennedy, who had held the
office for six years. I am required by Section 58(4) of RIPA to make a report to you with
respect to the carrying out of my statutory functions as soon as practical after the end
of each calendar year. This is my first annual report covering the calendar year 2013.
You are required to lay a copy of my annual report before each House of Parliament (Section
58(6)) together with a statement as to whether any matter has been excluded from that copy
because it has appeared to you after consulting me, that publication of that matter would be
contrary to the public interest or prejudicial to matters specified in Section 58(7) of RIPA. For
reasons which I discuss briefly in the body of this report, there is no suggested Confidential
Annex or matters to be excluded from publication. You may, of course, decide otherwise,
but my expectation is that you will feel able to lay this entire report before parliament.
Yours sincerely,
The Rt Hon. Sir Anthony May
Interception of Communications Commissioner
Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO)
Email: info@iocco-uk.info
Visit our website at www.iocco-uk.info