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Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the National Security Bill.
You can join the Home Office’s research panel to give feedback on the…
Summary/key points The principal aim of the foreign interference offence…
Aims of the bill and the Law Commission’s recommendations What will the…
Summary/key points The Official Secrets Act 1911 criminalises espionage by…
Summary/key points The Bill creates a regime that captures harmful…
Key points The new offence of sabotage will capture activity conducted…
Summary/key points Existing espionage laws create a link to foreign…
Key points Alongside the updated espionage offences in Clauses 1-3, the…
Summary The National Security Bill creates a new statutory aggravating…
Summary / key points The National Security Bill introduces 3 powers to…
Impact assessments relating to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill.
These factsheets provide more information about the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill introduced in the House of Lords on 8 November 2023.
What are investigatory powers? Investigatory powers are the legal powers…
What is the current oversight framework in the Investigatory Powers Act…
What is communications data? Communications data (CD) is information about…
What is a ‘notice’? There are three different types of notices under the…
What is a notice review? A telecommunications operator can be issued with…
What is the notification requirement? The notification requirement is an…
What are Bulk Personal Datasets? The UK intelligence services (MI5, SIS…
Documents relating to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill introduced in the House of Lords on 8 November 2023.
List of terrorist groups or organisations banned under UK law, and details of proscription criteria.
The government’s response to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament's International Partnerships Report.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
We are consulting on draft guidance on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) and issues which will affect FIRS regulations.
UK’s first critical imports and supply chain strategy aims to build resilient supply chains and safeguard critical imports
The National Security Act 2023 video recording code of practice came into operation on 20 December 2023.
The UK and Austria have signed a joint statement agreeing to closer cooperation on tackling illegal migration and terrorism.
Three consultations on revised codes of practice issued under policing, national security and counter terrorism acts.
This document provides the necessary documentation for public consideration in order to proceed with a remedial order to amend the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
We are seeking representations on whether these codes of practice are appropriate, practical and proportionate to the objectives sought.
The government’s response to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament's 2023 China report.
These documents relate to the National Security Bill 2022.
Communiqué summarising the June 2023 meeting of the Five Eyes interior and security ministers in New Zealand.
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes in the Western Balkans region.
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes in South Asia and Afghanistan.
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) in Serious Organised Crime programmes.
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