The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) in its report in response to the draft Investigatory Powers Bill (the Bill) said, “Overall, the privacy protections are inconsistent and in our view need strengthening. We recommend that an additional Part be included in...
During the investigation in 2012, called Operation Alice, into what became known as “Plebgate”, the Metropolitan Police Service obtained a total of four authorisations for communications data targeting journalists working for The Sun newspaper for the purposes of...
The case of Re: McE (Northern Ireland) [2009] UKHL 15 which led to the introduction of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Extension of Authorisation Provisions: Legal Consultations) Order 2010 and, in part, the revision of the Code of Practice on Covert...
