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Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Annual Report 2019
Applications by public authority
As noted in previous chapters, the figures for the total number of CD items obtained is subject to
a margin of error. We therefore cannot be confident whether fluctuations in these figures reflects
a change in the number of items obtained. Nonetheless, changes in those figures have been
proportionally minimal. In total, 768,080 items were obtained using targeted CD authorisations in
2019. This is broadly consistent with previous years as can be seen in the figure below.
Items obtained using targeted communications data authorisations 2016-2019
900,000
800,000
757,977
754,559
808,214
768,080
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
5,627
4,492
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
2016
2017
Name
2018
2019
Line Items Type of Authority
Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ)
11,658 Intelligence Agency (UKIC)
MI5
20,176 Intelligence Agency (UKIC)
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
226 Intelligence Agency (UKIC)
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) – Department
for Transport (DfT)
5 Public Authority
Child Maintenance Group (Department for Work
and Pensions)
0 Public Authority
Competition and Markets Authority
26 Public Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
3 Public Authority
Department for the Economy for Northern Ireland
4 Public Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
1,892 Public Authority
1 Public Authority
88 Public Authority
Health & Safety Executive
1 Public Authority
Health & Social Care Northern Ireland
0 Public Authority
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service
1,011 Public Authority
Independent Office for Police Conduct
91 Public Authority
Information Commissioner’s Office
25 Public Authority
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
6 Public Authority
Maritime Accident Investigation Branch
1 Public Authority