INTERCEPTION
OF
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
COMMISSIONER’S
OFFICE
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
March 2015
Dear Prime Minister,
I am required by section 58(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to
make a report to you with respect to the carrying out of my statutory functions as soon
as practical after the end of each half year. This report covers the calendar year of 2014
and from this point forward I will be reporting half-yearly.
I was delighted to return to my role as Interception of Communications Commissioner
on 1st January 2015 in time to prepare this report. I would like to thank the Rt Hon. Sir
Paul Kennedy and all the members of my office for their unwavering support and for the
considerable work they undertook during my absence in the second part of the reporting
year.
You are required to lay a copy of my half-yearly reports before each House of Parliament
(section 58(6)) together with a statement as to whether any matter has been excluded
because it has appeared to you, after consulting me, that publication of that matter
would be contrary to the public interest or prejudicial to matters specified in section
58(7) of RIPA. For reasons which I discuss briefly in the body of this report, there is again
no suggested confidential annex or matters to be excluded from publication. You may,
of course, decide otherwise, but my expectation is that you will feel able to lay this entire
report before Parliament.
Yours sincerely,
The Rt Hon. Sir Anthony May
Interception of Communications Commissioner
Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO)
Email: info@iocco-uk.info
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