Acronyms and Abbreviations
ANPR
ASH
CEG
CHIS
CSP
CTIRU
CTSA 2015
DPA 1998
DRIPA 2014
ECHR
ECJ
ECtHR
EU
FBI
FCO
GCHQ
GDS
HMRC
HRA 1998
ICO
ICT
InSeC
IOCCO
IoT
IP
IPT
ISA 1994
ISC
ISIL
ISR
JIC
MI5
MLAT
NCA
NGO
NISO
NSA
NSC
OECD
ONS
OSC
Automatic number-plate recognition
All Source Hub
Communications Exploitation Group
Covert human-intelligence source
Communications service provider
Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Data Protection Act 1998
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
European Convention on Human Rights
European Court of Justice
European Court of Human Rights
European Union
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Government Communications Headquarters
Government Digital Service
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Human Rights Act 1998
Information Commissioner’s Office
Information and communications technology
Intelligence Services Commissioner
Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office
Internet of Things
Internet Protocol
Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Intelligence Services Act 1994
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Independent Surveillance Review
Joint Intelligence Committee
Security Service
Mutual legal assistance treaty
National Crime Agency
Non-governmental organisation
National Intelligence and Surveillance Office
National Security Agency
National Security Council
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Office for National Statistics
Office of Surveillance Commissioners