Contents
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Section 1: General
1.1 – 1.2
1.3 – 1.6
Introduction
Functions of the Commissioner
Section 2: Part I Chapter I – Interception of Communications
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General
2.1 – 2.2
2.3
2.4
(i)
Oversight arrangements
(ii) Meetings with the Secretaries of State
(iii) Visits to the communication service providers
and internet service providers
2.5
(iv) Intelligence and Security Committee
2.6 – 2.10 (v)
Privy Council Review on Intercept as Evidence
2.11 – 2.12 (vi) European Court of Human Rights decision:
Liberty v. UK
2.13
(vii) Hong Kong Independent Commission
Against Corruption
2.14
Successes
2.15 – 2.28 Errors
2.29
Statistics
Section 3: Part I Chapter II – Acquisition and Disclosure of
Communication Data
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3.1 – 3.11 General
Communications Data and the work of the Inspectorate
during the period covered by this Report
3.12 – 3.34 (i)
Police forces and law enforcement agencies
3.35 – 3.37 (ii) Intelligence agencies
3.38 – 3.46 (iii) Local authorities
3.47 – 3.51 (iv) Other public authorities
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Section 4: Interception in Prisons
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4.1 – 4.4
General
4.5 – 4.15 Work of the Inspectorate during the period
covered by this Report
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Section 5: Other Matters
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5.1 – 5.3 Foreign and Commonwealth Office and
Northern Ireland Office Warrants
5.4
Safeguards
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Section 6: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal
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6.1 – 6.2
Statistics
6.3
Assistance to the Tribunal
6.4 Determination made by the Tribunal in favour of
a complainant
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Section 7: Conclusion
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