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Investigatory Powers Act: draft codes of practice, March 2025

Eight new and updated draft codes were laid before Parliament on 31 March 2025.

From:: Home Office
Published: 31 March 2025

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Bulk personal datasets: low or no reasonable expectation of privacy, draft code of practice, March 2025

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Bulk personal datasets: low or no reasonable expectation of privacy, draft code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Equipment interference: draft revised code of practice, March 2025

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Equipment interference: draft code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Communications data: draft revised code of practice, March 2025

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Communications data: draft revised code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk personal datasets: draft code of practice, March 2025

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Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk personal datasets: draft code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDFs)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets: draft revised code of practice, March 2025

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Unnumbered act paper

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Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets: draft revised code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Interception of communications: draft revised code of practice, March 2025

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Interception of communications: draft revised code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Notices regime: draft code of practice, March 2025

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Notices regime: draft code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Bulk acquisition of communications data: draft revised code of practice, March 2025

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Bulk acquisition of communications data: draft revised code of practice, March 2025 (print-ready PDF)

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Unnumbered act paper

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Eight new and updated draft codes were laid before Parliament on 31 March 2025. These codes will come into force at the end of the parliamentary process.

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Published 31 March 2025

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