IPCO Annual Report 2018
Directed surveillance
18.8
The use of directed surveillance powers has been broadly consistent with 2017.
7,000
5,989 6,108
6,000
5,000
4,000
2017
2018
3,000
2,000
1,000
1,244
1,621
311 318
0
LAs
Fire & Rescue
Services
LEAs
Other Public
Agencies
Figure 25: Directed surveillance across Law Enforcement Agencies and Public and
Local Authorities in 2017 and 2018
Targeted Interception
18.9
Targeted interception authorisations have gradually increased in number since 2014. These
figures include totals for law enforcement, UKIC and the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Of
those, overall 6% of applications have been made under urgent provisions.
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,795
3,057
3,007
2015
2016
3,535
3,576
2017
2018
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2014
Figure 26: Targeted Interception authorisations, UKIC, MOD and LEAs 2014-2018
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