Consultation outcome

Investigatory Powers Act 2016: codes of practice

• From: Home Office
• Published: 23 February 2017
• Last updated: 31 August 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Investigatory Powers Act (2016): Response to Home Office consultation on Investigatory Powers Act Codes of Practice

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Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets: draft code of practice

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Communications Data Code of Practice (accessible version)

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Communications Data Code of Practice

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National security notices: draft code of practice

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Equipment interference: draft code of practice

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Interception of communications: draft code of practice

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Detail of outcome

We have published our response to the consultation and the revised draft codes of practice.

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Original consultation

Summary

Draft codes of practice published for public consultation, setting out the processes and safeguards governing the use of investigatory powers.

This consultation ran from
9am on 23 February 2017 to 11:45pm on 6 April 2017

Consultation description

This consultation is on 5 draft codes of practice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IP Act):

• interception of communications
• equipment interference
• bulk communications data acquisition
• bulk personal datasets
• National Security Notices

Documents

Investigatory Powers Act 2016 consultation: codes of practice

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Interception of communications: draft code of practice

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Equipment interference: draft code of practice

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Security and intelligence agencies’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets: draft code of practice

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National security notices: draft code of practice

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Published 23 February 2017
Last updated 31 August 2021 + show all updates

1. 31 August 2021

   Accessible HTML version of 'Communications Data Code of Practice' added.

2. 21 November 2018

   Updated Communications Data Code of Practice

3. 23 February 2017

   First published.