Contents
Section 1 Introduction

1

Section 2 My Role

2

RIPA Part I

2

Interception of content

2

Communications data 

3

My main powers and duties 

3

Reporting to the Prime Minister

4

Disclosure to the Commissioner

4

Prisons4
Section 3 Interception of Communications

5

Applications for Interception Warrants 

5

Statistics for Interception Warrants

8

Inspection Regime 

9

Inspection Findings and Recommendations.

11

Retention, Storage and Destruction of intercepted material and
related communications data13
Interception Errors

15

Points of Note

18

Section 4 Communications Data

19

Applications for Communications Data

19

Statistics for Communications Data

22

Inspection Regime

27

Communications Data Errors

34

Points of Note

38

Section 5 Media Disclosures and Public Concerns

39

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