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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 8 — Oversight arrangements
Chapter 1 — Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners
(g)
(h)
(i)
information about the work of the Technology Advisory Panel,
information about the funding, staffing and other resources of the
Judicial Commissioners, and
details of public engagements undertaken by the Judicial
Commissioners or their staff.
(3)
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner must, at any time, make any report to
the Prime Minister which has been requested by the Prime Minister.
(4)
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner may, at any time, make any such
report to the Prime Minister, on any matter relating to the functions of the
Judicial Commissioners, as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner considers
appropriate.
(5)
A report under subsection (1) or (4) may, in particular, include such
recommendations as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner considers
appropriate about any matter relating to the functions of the Judicial
Commissioners.
(6)
On receiving a report from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner under
subsection (1), the Prime Minister must—
(a) publish the report, and
(b) lay a copy of the published report before Parliament together with a
statement as to whether any part of the report has been excluded from
publication under subsection (7).
(7)
The Prime Minister may, after consultation with the Investigatory Powers
Commissioner and (so far as the report relates to functions under Part 3 of the
Police Act 1997) the Scottish Ministers, exclude from publication any part of a
report under subsection (1) if, in the opinion of the Prime Minister, the
publication of that part would be contrary to the public interest or prejudicial
to—
(a) national security,
(b) the prevention or detection of serious crime,
(c) the economic well-being of the United Kingdom, or
(d) the continued discharge of the functions of any public authority whose
activities include activities that are subject to review by the
Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
(8)
The Prime Minister must send a copy of every report and statement as laid
before Parliament under subsection (6)(b) to the Scottish Ministers and the
Scottish Ministers must lay the copy report and statement before the Scottish
Parliament.
(9)
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner may publish any report under
subsection (3) or (4), or any part of such a report, if requested to do so by the
Prime Minister.
(10)
Subsection (11) applies if the Prime Minister receives a report from the
Investigatory Powers Commissioner under subsection (1) or (4) which relates
to an investigation, inspection or audit carried out by the Commissioner
following a decision to do so of which the Intelligence and Security Committee
of Parliament was informed under section 236(2).
(11)
The Prime Minister must send to the Intelligence and Security Committee of
Parliament a copy of the report so far as it relates to—
(a) the investigation, inspection or audit concerned, and