RIP s22 notices SI

[Peter Mitchell]

Owen Blacker wrote:
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> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 2:41 PM
> > Subject: [mt] More RIP stuff
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> > The Home Office has laid an Order before Parliament (expected
> > to be debated in the Common on 18 June, Lords TBA)
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> > http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/draft/20022322.htm
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> > It extends the list of public authorities that can issue RIP
> > s22 notices (ie to access traffic data from telcos and ISPs)...
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... to just about everybody except the Quakers and the Mothers' Union.


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> > The intent is to get this remarkable extension of scope into
> > force on 1st August and switch on this part of the Act at
> > that time. There's one order yet to come however - on which
> > level of official will be able to authorise a s22 notice.
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An utterly disgraceful abuse of parliamentary process. 

Are there any ministers' statements we can dig out of Hansard showing
they promised these powers would only be used by the police etc?


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Pete Mitchell