An incomplete PQ answer

Richard Clayton ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:40:36 +0100


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In article <GEuyX8MF1xkIFA7n@highwayman.com>, Richard Clayton
<richard@highwayman.com> writes

><URL:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldhansrd/text/807
>22w0002.htm#80722w0002.htm_spmin0>

the Home Office have now located the missing table of numbers... which
are certainly of interest....

>22 July 2008 : Column WA230
>
>Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act: Voluntary Retention of Data
>The Earl of Northesk asked Her Majesty's Government:
>
>   How many grants they have given to telephone companies and internet
>   service providers to assist them in the voluntary retention of data
>   under Section 106 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001;
>   and what has been the total annual value of such grants in each year
>   since 2001. [HL4469]
>
>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of
>Spithead):

Payments under Section 106 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act
2001 (ATCSA) commenced after the code of practice for the retention of
communications data was approved by Parliament in 2003, the first
payments being in financial year 2004. In October 2007, the Data
Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007 came into force and many
former ATCSA grants payments are now made under those regulations.

   Financial year   Grant payments     ATCSA       EUDRD
 
        2004             5             84,582
        2005             2            770,800 
        2006             4          5,282,100 
        2007            10          5,714,045     2,632,450
        2008 (to Jul)    5          2,283,695     1,788,859 
 
*year to 01 July

Figures in the last two columns are pounds sterling.

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richard                                              Richard Clayton

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.         Benjamin Franklin

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