New Public Consultation from the Home Office - under RIPA

[Yaman Akdeniz]

Home Office launches new RIPA related consultation.

Yaman

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DRAFT CODES OF 
PRACTICE FOR PART I CHAPTER I AND PART II OF THE 
REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT

A public consultation on the attached draft codes of practice on 
interception, covert surveillance and the use of covert human 
intelligence sources to be made under Section 71 of the Regulation of 
Investigatory Powers Act 2000 starts on 25 September 2000.

These codes intend to set out the guidelines that public authorities 
should follow when carrying out their functions under Part I Chapter I 
and Part II of the Act; and set down the authorisation procedures and 
the range of information required before an authorisation can be 
approved.

Copies of both codes are available from the Home Office website at
http://www.homeoffice.gov.UK/ripa/ripact.htm. Hard copies of the 
Part I code may be requested by sending an email to 
axel.davies@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk 

Hard copies of the Part II codes may be requested by sending an 
email to lee.philpott@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Requests can also be received by fax on 020 7273 3250.

HOW TO RESPOND
The consultation period begins on 25 September and the closing date 
for consultation responses is 17 November 2000.
The Government invites comments on all aspects of the codes and will 
give careful consideration to consultation responses before the codes 
are laid in Parliament. Respondents should make clear whether or not 
they wish their comments to remain confidential. Where the response 
is non-confidential, respondents should provide a short summary of 
their concerns for publication on the Home Office website. In every 
case, respondents should include a brief description of the nature of 
their organisation and, if relevant, the groups whom they represent.
Consultation responses should be sent by email in electronic form 
(Word format) to:
axel.davies@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or 
Lee.Philpott@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk for Parts I and II respectively.
Hard copies of consultation responses should, if necessary, be sent to:
Axel Davies (Part I) or Lee Philpott (Part II) Regulation of 
Investigatory Powers Act Implementation Team
Room 735
Home Office
50 Queen Anne's Gate
London
SW1H 9AT
Axel Davies - Tel: 020 7273 3179
Lee Philpott - Tel: 020 7273 2679
The Government intends to publish a summary of the consultation 
responses. These will be made available on the Home Office website 
at www.homeoffice.gov.UK/ripa/ripact.htm
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Mr. Yaman Akdeniz,
Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)
URL: http://www.cyber-rights.org
E-mail: lawya@cyber-rights.org
Tel: +44 (0)7798 865116

Read the CR&CL (UK) Reports at:
http://www.cyber-rights.org/reports/ 
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