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IPCO Annual Report 2018
Annex A: Glossary
of Authorities
The following sets out how in this Annual Report has categorised the authorities we oversee.
Intelligence Agencies
• Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
• Security Service (MI5)
• Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
References to ‘UKIC’ mean the United Kingdom Intelligence
Community. This may include Defence Intelligence. Note
that Defence Intelligence do not have bulk powers under the
Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
Law Enforcement
Agencies (LEAs)
This refers to
• All territorial police forces in the UK
• All other police forces including the British Transport Police,
Ministry of Defence Police, Royal Military Police, Royal Air Force
Police, Royal Navy Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Port of
Dover Police, Port of Liverpool Police
• Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
• National Crime Agency (NCA)
• The Home Office (Border Force and Immigration Enforcement)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Care Quality Commission
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Charity Commission
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Business Innovation and Skills (Insolvency
Service)
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(MHCLG)
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Department for the Economy for Northern Ireland
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Department for Transport – Air Accident Investigation
Branch (AAIB)
Department for Transport – Driver and Vehicle Standards
Agency (DVSA)
Department for Transport – Marine Accident Investigation
Branch (MAIB)