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Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Part 3 — Authorisations for obtaining communications data
(a)
(b)
is an officer of a relevant public authority, and
is responsible for advising—
(i) officers of the relevant public authority about applying for
authorisations, or
(ii) designated senior officers of the relevant public authority about
granting authorisations.
(5)
A person acting as a single point of contact may, in particular, advise an officer
of a relevant public authority who is considering whether to apply for an
authorisation about—
(a) the most appropriate methods for obtaining data where the data
concerned is processed by more than one telecommunications
operator,
(b) the cost, and resource implications, for—
(i) the relevant public authority concerned of obtaining the data,
and
(ii) the telecommunications operator concerned of disclosing the
data,
(c) any unintended consequences of the proposed authorisation, and
(d) any issues as to the lawfulness of the proposed authorisation.
(6)
A person acting as a single point of contact may, in particular, advise a
designated senior officer who is considering whether to grant an authorisation
about—
(a) whether it is reasonably practical to obtain the data sought in
pursuance of the proposed authorisation,
(b) the cost, and resource implications, for—
(i) the relevant public authority concerned of obtaining the data,
and
(ii) the telecommunications operator concerned of disclosing the
data,
(c) any unintended consequences of the proposed authorisation, and
(d) any issues as to the lawfulness of the proposed authorisation.
(7)
A person acting as a single point of contact may also provide advice about—
(a) whether requirements imposed by virtue of an authorisation have been
met,
(b) the use in support of operations or investigations of communications
data obtained in pursuance of an authorisation, and
(c) any other effects of an authorisation.
(8)
Nothing in this section prevents a person acting as a single point of contact
from also applying for, or being granted, an authorisation or, in the case of a
designated senior officer, granting an authorisation.
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Commissioner approval for authorisations to identify or confirm journalistic
sources
(1)
Subsection (2) applies if—
(a) a designated senior officer has granted an authorisation in relation to
the obtaining by a relevant public authority of communications data for
the purpose of identifying or confirming a source of journalistic
information, and