Phorm, RIPA, the ICO and the HO

[Ian Batten]

On 09 Apr 08, at 1537, Peter Fairbrother wrote:
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> I can't find anything in RIPA which makes them responsible, or even  
> authorised to take any action.

Perhaps they mean ``in the absence of good case law, the only people  
who have an opinion that's worth anything are the bill's drafters.   
Once there's some case law, the case law prevails.''

Ensuring compliance with legislation that hasn't as yet had any  
prosecutions, never mind cases run through to the House of Lords, is  
presumably something of a lottery.

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>
> And second, who in the HO might be responsible?

Responsible?  I doubt anyone is.  In a position to advise on their  
interpretation of the bill as passed?  The RIPA Bill Team.  Their  
opinion is just an opinion, but would presumably carry more weight  
than my opinion.

ian