2013 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner
Figure 10 Communications Data - Inspection Ratings 2011-2013
percentage of inspections conducted in a year
100
87%
85%
80
77%
Good
Satisfactory
60
Poor
40
20
0
20%
3%
2011
13%
2%
2012
9%
4%
2013
4.44 Figure 10 shows that overall the number of public authorities achieving a good
level of compliance has steadily risen in the last three years.
Communications Data Errors
4.45 There is provision in the Acquisition and Disclosure of Communications Data
Code of Practice (Paragraphs 6.9 – 6.25 refer) for errors. There are two categories of
errors; reportable and recordable errors.
4.46 Recordable error. In cases where an error has occurred but is identified by the
public authority or the CSP without data being acquired or disclosed wrongly, a record
will be maintained by the public authority of such occurrences. These records must be
available for our inspections. They must include details of the error and;
•
•
explain how the error occurred,
provide an indication of what steps have been, or will be, taken to ensure that
a similar error does not reoccur.
The public authority’s SRO must undertake a regular review of the recording of such
errors.
4.47 Reportable error. Where communications data is acquired or disclosed wrongly
a report must be made to me within no more than five working days of the error being
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