Investigatory Powers Commissioner ’s Annual Report 2019
Annex E: Public Engagements
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC) undertook several public engagements in 2019.
Details of those engagements are given below.
The CEO of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO) met oversight related NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOs) to discuss their interests in the use of investigatory powers and
met representatives from Reprieve in September 2019.
Engagements with overseas bodies
Date
Event
4 February
meeting with Chair and General Secretary of the Commissie van Toezicht op
de Inlichtingen – en Veiligheidiensten (CTIVD, or the “Review Committee on
the Intelligence and Security Services:), The Netherlands (London)
7-8 March
European Oversight Bodies meeting (Brussels, Belgium). The IPC was
represented by Judicial Commissioner Sir John Saunders and IPCO’s CEO
6 to 9 May
visit by Margaret Stone, Inspector General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS),
Australia (London)
31 July
meeting with Honourable Andrew Little, Justice Minister, New Zealand
(London)
4 September
meeting with the Commission Nationale de Contrôle des Techniques de
Renseignement (Paris, France)
8-9 October
UN International Intelligence Oversight Forum, London
15-17 October
Five Eyes Oversight Review Council (FIORC) meeting, London
11 November
meeting with the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM)
of Australia (London)
27 November
meeting with Chair and Deputy General Secretary of CTIVD, The Netherlands
(London)
12-13 December
International Oversight Bodies Conference (The Hague, The Netherlands)
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