2012 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner
During the course of the reporting year inspections were carried out at 21 of these public
authorities. Figure 16 lists the public authorities who reported using their powers in 2012.
Figure 16 All Other Public Authorities who reported using their powers in 2012
Inspected in 2012 (and used powers) Inspected in 2012 (but did not use
powers)
Child Maintenance & Enforcement Commission
NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services
Department for Transport - Marine Accident
Investigation Branch
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Department for Transport - Rail Accident
Investigation Branch
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Department of Health – Medicines and Healthcare
Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Department of the Environment (Northern
Ireland)
Environment Agency
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters Licensing Authority
Independent Police Complaints Commission
(IPCC)
Information Commissioner’s Office
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment NI TSS
Not Inspected in 2012 (but used
powers)
Department for Transport - Air Accident
Investigation Branch
Department of Business, Innovation & Skills
Dorset Fire & Rescue Service
Office of Communications
Health & Safety Executive
Office of Fair Trading
NHS Counter Fraud & Security Management
Service
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Serious Fraud Office
Royal Mail
Once again the largest user by far was the Financial Services Authority (FSA) who made 1302
of the 2379 requests (approx 55%). The second largest user only made 220 requests. This year
81% of the requests were submitted by just 4 public authorities; the Financial Services Authority,
the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), the Department of Enterprise, Trade
and Investment (Northern Ireland Trading Standards Service) and the Department of Health
(Medicines Healthcare and Regulatory Services).
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