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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 15 July 2014

 

Committee of the whole House

 

Further Manuscript amendments tabled to the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill

 

since 4 pm

 

Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill


 

Secretary Theresa May

 

NC7

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause—

 

“Review of investigatory powers and their regulation

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State must appoint the independent reviewer of terrorism

 

legislation to review the operation and regulation of investigatory powers.

 

(2)    

The independent reviewer must, in particular, consider—

 

(a)    

current and future threats to the United Kingdom,

 

(b)    

the capabilities needed to combat those threats,

 

(c)    

safeguards to protect privacy,

 

(d)    

the challenges of changing technologies,

 

(e)    

issues relating to transparency and oversight,

 

(f)    

the effectiveness of existing legislation (including its proportionality)

 

and the case for new or amending legislation.

 

(3)    

The independent reviewer must, so far as reasonably practicable, complete the

 

review before 1 May 2015.

 

(4)    

The independent reviewer must send to the Prime Minister a report on the

 

outcome of the review as soon as reasonably practicable after completing the

 

review.

 

(5)    

On receiving a report under subsection (4), the Prime Minister must lay a copy of

 

it before Parliament together with a statement as to whether any matter has been

 

excluded from that copy under subsection (6).

 

(6)    

If it appears to the Prime Minister that the publication of any matter in a report

 

under subsection (4) would be contrary to the public interest or prejudicial to

 

national security, the Prime Minister may exclude the matter from the copy of the

 

report laid before Parliament.

 

(7)    

The Secretary of State may pay to the independent reviewer—

 

(a)    

expenses incurred in carrying out the functions of the independent

 

reviewer under this section, and

 

(b)    

such allowances as the Secretary of State determines.


 
 

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(8)    

In this section “the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation” means the

 

person appointed under section 36(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006 (and

 

“independent reviewer” is to be read accordingly).”

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This clause sets up a review of the operation and regulation of investigatory powers, to be carried

 

out by the independent reviewer of terrorism.

 


 

Secretary Theresa May

 

7

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  1,  after “5” insert “and (Review of investigatory powers and

 

their regulation)”

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on NC7

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

8

 

Parliamentary Star    

Title,  line  7,  after “Act;” insert “to make provision about a review of the operation and

 

regulation of investigatory powers;”

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on NC7

 


 
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