2012 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner
In the reporting year 105 individual public authorities were inspected by my inspection team and
a further 126 local authorities were inspected during the NAFN inspection.
All of the public authorities responded positively to their inspections and there is clear evidence
from the inspections that they are committed to achieving the best possible level of compliance
with the Act and Code of Practice.
It is evident that public authorities are making good use of communications data as a powerful
investigative tool, primarily to prevent and detect crime. It is also apparent that communications
data plays a crucial role in the successful outcome of investigations and prosecutions. It is clear
that the SPoC system is a robust safeguard to the process.
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