2013 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner
Local Authorities
121 Local Authorities have reported never using their powers to acquire communications data
172 Local Authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland reported they did not use their powers
in 2013, but have used their powers in previous years.
The following 132 Local Authorities reported using their powers in 2013
Total
Aberdeenshire Council
Argyll and Bute Council
Bedford Borough Council
Birmingham City Council
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackpool Borough Council
Bournemouth Borough Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council
Brighton & Hove City Council
Bristol City Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Cannock Chase Council
Cardiff City and County Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Cheshire East Council
Cheshire West & Chester Council
Cornwall County Council
Cotswold District Council
Coventry City Council
Cumbria County Council
Darlington Borough Council
Denbighshire County Council
4
4
10
87
2
6
13
3
6
2
12
79
4
5
1
3
1
63
75
17
1
7
3
9
13
Derbyshire County Council
Devon County Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Dorset County Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dundee City Council
Durham County Council
3
2
2
6
4
1
4
East Ayreshire District Council
2
80
Total
East Hertfordshire District Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
East Sussex County Council
Edinburgh City Council
Fife Council
Flintshire County Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Glasgow City Council
Gloucestershire County Council
Hampshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Kent County Council
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Lancashire County Council
Leicester City Council
Lincolnshire County Council
Liverpool City Council
London Borough of Barnet Council
London Borough of Brent Council
London Borough of Bromley Council
London Borough of Croydon Council
London Borough of Ealing Council
London Borough of Enfield Council
London Borough of Hammersmith &
Fulham
London Borough of Havering Council
London Borough of Lambeth Council
London Borough of Lewisham Council
London Borough of Merton
London Borough of Newham Council
London Borough of Redbridge
London Borough of Richmond upon
Thames
London Borough of Southwark
7
3
12
4
1
4
1
21
7
12
6
12
50
24
37
3
26
28
6
2
87
9
2
87
2
22
2
4
2
4
21
1
4