Government amendments prior to 3rd reading (on part III)

[Yaman Akdeniz]

GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO 3RD READING OF RIP BILL IN LORDS ON 
19/7/00

Summary

The Government has tabled the following amendments to the RIP Bill 
prior to 3rd reading in the Lords this Wednesday. The amendments will 
be published in the House of Commons at 9am and will appear on the HO 
website at 10am.  

Amendments tabled.

Part III (encryption)*

Raising the test for public authorities (in the main, other than the 
law enforcement, security and intelligence agencies) wishing to 
utilise the Part III power.  

Placing, on the face of the Bill, a requirement that the time to 
comply with a disclosure notice must be reasonable in all the 
circumstances.  

A requirement for internal authorisations to serve notices demanding 
that keys be disclosed given by the police, HM Customs and HM Forces 
to be notified to the relevant independent Commissioner within 7 
days.  

Closing a loophole in the complaints mechanism to ensure that the
independent Tribunal can hear all complaints about disclosure notices
which are non-judicially authorised.

An addition to Part III so that any breach of the safeguards 
provisions for the protection of seized keys is actionable against 
the authorities (persons who suffer a loss or damage as a consequence 
of any breach of the safeguards provisions can sue).  

*these are all in response to undertakings given at Report Stage last
week.


Mr. Yaman Akdeniz,
Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)
Url: http://www.cyber-rights.org
E-mail: lawya@cyber-rights.org
Tel: +44 (0) 498 865116
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