IPCO Annual Report 2018

Contents

Letter to the Prime Minister

5

1.

Introduction by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner Lord Justice Fulford

6

2.

Legal and Policy

9

3.

Protecting confidential or privileged information

22

4.

Engagement

24

5.

Inspection methodology

27

6.

MI5

35

7.

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)

43

8.

Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)

49

9.

Ministry of Defence

57

10.

Consolidated Guidance

59

11.

Law Enforcement Agencies

66

12.

Public authorities

82

13.

Local authorities

87

14.

Prisons

95

15.

Warrant Granting Departments

100

16.

Technology Advisory Panel

102

17.

Errors and breaches

104

18.

Statistics

114

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