Contents
Subject

Page

Letter to the Prime Minister

iv

Introduction

1

Functions of the Commissioner

1

Discharge of my functions

2

The Growth in the Work

3

Communications Data and the Work of the
Inspectorate to Date

5

Inspections of Police Forces

6

Acquisition of data by Local Authorities and
other Public Authorities

7

Interception in Prisons

7

Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Northern
Ireland Office Warrants

8

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal

8

Assistance to the Tribunal

9

Determination made in favour of complainants by
the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

9

Safeguards

9

Section 17: Exclusion of matters from legal proceedings

9

The Wilson Doctrine

12

Errors:
–

Interception

14

acquisition of communications data

17

–

Interception successes

18

Conclusion

18

Statistical Annex

19

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