Consultation outcome

Revised Interception of Communications code of practice

• From: Home Office
• Published: 21 July 2022
• Last updated: 17 October 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

Following the public consultation, the revised Interception of Communications code has been updated to reflect the government’s position on cloud-service providers and enterprise services.

This will be laid before Parliament and we anticipate that the code will come into force later this year.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the draft revised Interception of Communications code of practice which details the exercises and duties of public authorities.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 21 July 2022 to 11:59pm on 15 September 2022

Consultation description

This consultation is on proposed changes to the Interception code of practice to ensure the code is clear on the circumstances in which an intercepting authority should serve a warrant on either the cloud-service provider or the enterprise customer.

Representations are welcomed from telecommunications operators and communication service providers as well as professional bodies, interest groups and the wider public.

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Government response to consultation on the revised Interception of Communications code of practice (accessible)

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Published 21 July 2022
Last updated 17 October 2022 + show all updates

1. 17 October 2022

   Final outcome added for consultation on the revised Interception of Communications code of practice.

2. 21 July 2022

   First published.