Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 8 — Oversight arrangements
Chapter 1 — Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners
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in section 16(1)(a) for “an ordinary Surveillance Commissioner”
substitute “a Judicial Commissioner (other than the Investigatory
Powers Commissioner)”,
in sections 16(5)(b) and 17(1)(b) for “ordinary Surveillance
Commissioner” substitute “Judicial Commissioner”, and
in section 16(5) for “ordinary Surveillance Commissioner’s” substitute
“Judicial Commissioner’s”.
In Part 2 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence
Sources: Relevant Sources) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2788) (notification of certain
authorisations to, and approval of certain authorisations by, ordinary
Surveillance Commissioner)—
(a) in article 4(1), for “an ordinary Surveillance Commissioner” substitute
“a Judicial Commissioner”,
(b) in article 5(8) and the heading of Part 2, for “ordinary Surveillance
Commissioner” substitute “Judicial Commissioner”,
(c) in article 6(1) and (3) for “Chief Surveillance Commissioner” substitute
“Investigatory Powers Commissioner”,
(d) in article 6(1) for “an ordinary Surveillance Commissioner” substitute
“a Judicial Commissioner (other than the Investigatory Powers
Commissioner)”, and
(e) in the heading of article 6 for “Surveillance Commissioners” substitute
“Judicial Commissioners”.
Reports and investigation and information powers
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Annual and other reports
(1)
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner must, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the end of each calendar year, make a report to the Prime
Minister about the carrying out of the functions of the Judicial Commissioners.
(2)
A report under subsection (1) must, in particular, include—
(a) statistics on the use of the investigatory powers which are subject to
review by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (including the
number of warrants or authorisations issued, given, considered or
approved during the year),
(b) information about the results of such use (including its impact),
(c) information about the operation of the safeguards conferred by this Act
in relation to items subject to legal privilege, confidential journalistic
material and sources of journalistic information,
(d) information about the following kinds of warrants issued, considered
or approved during the year—
(i) targeted interception warrants or targeted examination
warrants of the kind referred to in section 17(2),
(ii) targeted equipment interference warrants relating to matters
within paragraph (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of section 101(1), and
(iii) targeted examination warrants under Part 5 relating to matters
within any of paragraphs (b) to (e) of section 101(2),
(e) information about the operational purposes specified during the year
in warrants issued under Part 6 or 7,
(f) the information on errors required by virtue of section 231(8),