Lords debates Investigatory Powers regulations
2 February 2018
Members of the House of Lords discussed four draft regulations relating to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 on Thursday 1 February.
These draft regulations will bring into force five Codes of Practice
under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 relating to the bulk acquisition of communications data, equipment interference, national security notices, and the intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets.
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- 16th Report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (PDF)
- Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018 (external site, PDF)
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (external site)
- What is a statutory instrument?
- What is the affirmative procedure?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative), minister in the Home Office, proposed that the House of Lords agree to each of the four regulations.
How do these regulations become law?
- Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018
- Investigatory Powers (Technical Capability) Regulations 2018
- Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018
- Investigatory Powers (Review of Notices and Technical Advisory Board) Regulations 2018
These regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure, which means both the House of Lords and the House of Commons must agree to each. Members can choose to oppose a regulation. Draft regulations cannot be amended.
These regulations were laid before both Houses of Parliament on 18 December 2017.
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