Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner - March 2015
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Investigatory Powers Review 12
This is a statutory review with all-party agreement under section 7 of the
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) 2014 on the capabilities
and powers required by law enforcement and the security and intelligence
agencies and the regulatory framework within which those capabilities and
powers should be exercised. David Anderson QC, the UK’s Independent
Reviewer of Counter Terrorism Legislation, is leading the first part of the
review which is due to report before the election.
My office submitted written evidence to this review which commented on:
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the effectiveness of the current statutory oversight arrangements;
the safeguards to protect privacy;
the case for amending or replacing legislation; and
the statistical and transparency requirements that should apply.
We published our written evidence in full to this review via our website on 5th
December 201413.
12 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/330749/Review_of_
Communications_Data_and_Interception_Powers_Terms_of_Reference.pdf
13 http://www.iocco-uk.info/docs/IOCCO%20Evidence%20for%20the%20Investigatory%20Powers%20
Review.pdf
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