Title page
Contents
Summary 5
1. Background 8
1.1. What is the Investigatory Powers Act 2016? 8
1.2. Home Office review 8
Oversight 9
Warrantry and authorisations 10
Safeguards 11
Definitions 11
Effectiveness of notices 12
Bulk personal datasets 12
Internet connection records 13
Conclusions 13
1.3. Lord Anderson's review 14
Bulk personal datasets 14
Internet connection records (ICRs) 19
Data retention notices 20
Changes to definitions 21
Warrantry 21
Oversight 23
1.4. Consultation on the notices regime 24
2. The Bill 27
2.1. Bulk personal data sets 27
Low or no expectation of privacy 28
Bulk personal dataset warrants 29
Third party bulk personal datasets 30
2.2. Oversight arrangements 32
2.3. Communications data 33
Unlawfully obtaining communications data 33
Definition of communications data 34
Powers to obtain communications data 34
Internet connection records 34
2.4. Notices 35
Third party data 35
Enforcement 36
Review period 36
Meaning of telecommunications operator 37
Renewal of notices 37
Notification of proposed changes 37
2.5. Other provisions 38
Warrantry 38
Legal proceedings 39
Freedom of information 40
3. Proceedings in the House of Lords 41
3.1. Second reading 41
3.2. Committee 42
Low or no expectation of privacy 42
Oversight of BPDs 42
Notices 42
Triple lock 43
3.3. Report and third reading 44
4. Commentary 46