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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