Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner - March 2015
Inspection Findings & Recommendations
7.41 Inspection Findings and Recommendations. The total number of
recommendations made during our 90 communications data inspections in 2014 was 346
(Figure 9). A traffic light system (red, amber, green) is in place for the recommendations
to enable public authorities to prioritise the areas where remedial action is necessary:
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Red recommendations - immediate concern - serious breaches and / or noncompliance with Chapter II of Part I RIPA 2000 or the code of practice.
Amber recommendations - non-compliance to a lesser extent; however
remedial action must still be taken in these areas as they could potentially
lead to serious breaches.
Green recommendations - represent good practice or areas where the
efficiency and effectiveness of the process could be improved.
7.42 This year 15 (4.3%) of the recommendations were red, 192 (55.5%) amber and 139
(40.2%) green. Comparisons with previous years are difficult because the public authorities
being inspected are not the same and the number of inspections conducted each year
Figure 9 Total Red, Amber & Green recommendations resulting from communications
data inspections 2012-2014
500
Number of Recommendations
400
203
300
139
103
200
264
177
100
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Average no. of recommendations
per inspection
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26
19
192
15
2012
2013
2014
105 inspections
75 inspections
90 inspections
4.7
4.0
3.8
55