Contents
Section 1: General
1.1 – 1.2
Introduction
1.3 – 1.4
Functions of the Commissioner
1.5 – 1.6
Discharge of my functions
Section 2: Part I Chapter I – Interception of Communications
General
2.1 – 2.2
(i)
Oversight arrangements
2.3
(ii) Meetings with the Secretaries of State
2.4
(iii) Visits to the communication service providers and
internet service providers
2.5
(iv) Intelligence and Security Committee
2.6 – 2.7
(v)
Privy Council Review on Intercept as Evidence
2.8
(vi) International Symposium: Accountability of
Intelligence and Security Agencies and
Human Rights
2.9
Successes
2.10 – 2.22 Errors
2.23
Statistics
Section 3: Part I Chapter II – Acquisition and Disclosure of
Communications Data
3.1 – 3.11 General
Communications Data and the work of the Inspectorate
during the period covered by this Report
3.12 – 3.20 (i)
Police forces and law enforcement agencies
3.21 – 3.22 (ii) Security and intelligence agencies
3.23 – 3.30 (iii) Local authorities
3.31 – 3.33 (iv) Other public authorities
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Section 4: Interception in Prisons
4.1 – 4.2
General
4.3 – 4.8
Work of the Inspectorate during the period covered
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Section 5: Other Matters
5.1 – 5.3
Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Northern
Ireland Office Warrants
5.4
Safeguards
5.5
House of Commons’ Joint Committee on
Human Rights: Intercept as Evidence
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Section 6: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal
6.1 – 6.2
Statistics
6.3
Assistance to the Tribunal
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Section 7: Conclusion
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