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Investigatory Powers Commissioner ’s Annual Report 2019
Annex A: Glossary
of Authorities
The following table sets out the authorities we oversee. There have been no changes to the
authorities we oversee since the introduction of the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA).
Intelligence Agencies
• Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
• Security Service (MI5)
• Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
References to ‘UKIC’ mean the United Kingdom Intelligence
Community.
Defence
Ministry of Defence
Law Enforcement
Agencies (LEAs)
• All territorial police forces in the UK
• All other police forces including the British Transport Police, Ministry
of Defence Police, Royal Military Police, Royal Air Force Police, Royal
Navy Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Port of Dover Police, Port of
Liverpool Police
• Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
• National Crime Agency (NCA)
• The Home Office (Border Force and Immigration Enforcement)
Wider Public
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Care Quality Commission
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Charity Commission
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Business Innovation and Skills (Insolvency Service)
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Department for the Economy for Northern Ireland
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Department for Transport – Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB)
Department for Transport – Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
(DVSA)
• Department for Transport – Marine Accident Investigation Branch
(MAIB)
• Department for Transport – Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)