IPCO Annual Report 2018
Considered
by a JC
Approved, issued
or given
Covert human intelligence sources (CHIS) & Juvenile CHIS
–
2,378
Directed surveillance
–
7,774
Intrusive surveillance
–
536
Property interference under ISA section 5
–
594
Property interference under Police Act 1997
–
1,735
Bulk personal datasets – class warrant
2837
27
Bulk personal datasets – specific warrant
16
16
Directions under section 219
–
0
Directions under section 225
–
1
Bulk communications data acquisition warrant
1
1
Communications data authorisation
–
210,755
Bulk interception warrants
16
16
Targeted examination interception warrant
59
59
Targeted interception warrant (including RIPA warrants)
–
3,765
Bulk equipment interference warrants
3
3
52
52
0
0
1,249
1,246
–
735
77
76
Targeted examination equipment interference warrants
Mutual assistance warrant
Targeted equipment interference warrants
Relevant sources
Request to retain LPP
Table 6: Breakdown of authorisations, including those considered by a JC, 2018
Breakdown of the use of powers throughout 2018
18.5
The charts included in this chapter are intended to demonstrate trends in the use of
investigatory powers across all of the authorities we oversee. Where it has been possible to
do so, we have included individual details in the relevant chapter.
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS)
18.6
Use of a CHIS has broadly declined over the last decade for law enforcement, public
authorities and local authorities (we do not have comparable statistics for prisons or the UK
Intelligence Community, UKIC).
37 One application was rejected by the JC and was subject to an appeal as described in paragraphs 2.9-2.12.
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