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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
2000
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Long title
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Citation
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2000 c.23
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Dates
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Royal assent
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28 July 2000
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Text of statute as
originally enacted
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Text of the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments)
within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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Ø The Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c.23) (RIP or RIPA)
is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, regulating the powers of
public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation, and covering the
interception of communications. It was ostensibly introduced to take account
of technological change such as the growth of the Internet and strong
encryption.
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill was
introduced in the House of Commons on 9 February 2000 and completed its
Parliamentary passage on 26 July.
Following a public consultation and Parliamentary
debate, Parliament approved new additions in December 2003, April 2005, July
2006 and February 2010. A draft bill was put before Parliament during 4
November 2015.
Ø Contents
Ø 1 Summary
Ø 2 Powers
Ø 3 Agencies
with investigative powers
Ø 3.1 Communications
data
Ø 3.2 Directed
surveillance and covert human intelligence sources
Ø 3.3 Directed
surveillance
Ø 4 Controversy
Ø 4.1 Accusations
of oppressive use
Ø 4.2 Identification
of journalists' sources
Ø 5 Prosecutions
under RIPA
Ø 6 Investigatory
Powers Tribunal
Ø 7 See also
Ø 8 References
Ø 9 External
links
Ø Summary
RIPA regulates the manner in which certain public
bodies may conduct surveillance and access a person's electronic
communications. The Act:
(a) Enables
certain public bodies to demand that an ISP provide access to a customer's
communications in secret.
(b) Enables mass
surveillance of communications in transit.
(c) Enables
certain public bodies to demand ISPs fit equipment to facilitate surveillance.
(d) Enables certain
public bodies to demand that someone hand over keys to protected information.
(e) Allows
certain public bodies to monitor people's Internet activities.
(f) Prevents
the existence of interception warrants and any data collected with them from
being revealed in court.
Ø Powers
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Type
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Typical use
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Reasons for use
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Type of public
authority permitted to use
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Level of
authorisation required
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Interception of a communication
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Wire taps and reading post
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In the interests of national security, for the purpose
of preventing or detecting serious crime and for the purpose of
safeguarding the economic well-being of the United Kingdom
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Defence Intelligence, GCHQ, HM Revenue and Customs,
Secret Intelligence Service, Security Service and territorial police forces
of Scotland
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Warrant from Home Secretary or Cabinet Secretary for
Justice
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Use of communications data
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Information about a communication, but not the content
of that communication (phone numbers, subscriber details)
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In the interests of national security, for the purpose
of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder, in the
interests of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom, in the
interests of public safety, for the purpose of protecting public health,
for the purpose of assessing or collecting any tax, duty, levy or other
imposition, contribution or charge payable to a government department and
for the purpose, in an emergency, of preventing death or injury or any
damage to a person's physical or mental health, or of mitigating any injury
or damage to a person's physical or mental health.
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As listed below
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Senior member of that authority
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Directed surveillance
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Following people
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In the interests of national security, for the purpose
of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder, in the
interests of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom, in the
interests of public safety, for the purpose of protecting public health and
for the purpose of assessing or collecting any tax, duty, levy or other
imposition, contribution or charge payable to a government department.
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As listed below
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Senior member of that authority
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Covert human intelligence sources
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Informers; undercover officers
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In the interests of national security, for the purpose of
preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder, in the interests
of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom, in the interests of
public safety, for the purpose of protecting public health and for the
purpose of assessing or collecting any tax, duty, levy or other imposition,
contribution or charge payable to a government department.
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As listed above
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Senior member of that authority
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Intrusive surveillance
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Bugging houses/vehicles
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In the interests of national security, for the purpose
of preventing or detecting serious crime and in the interests of the
economic well-being of the United Kingdom.
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GCHQ, Secret Intelligence Service, Security Service,
Ministry of Defence, armed forces, Her Majesty's Prison Service or Northern
Ireland Prison Service.
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Authorisation from:
Home:
--Secretary or Cabinet Secretary for Justice
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The territorial police forces, the Ministry of Defence
Police, the British Transport Police, the Royal Navy Regulating Branch,
Royal Military Police, Royal Air Force Police and HM Revenue and Customs.
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Authorisation from the head of the relevant agency:
Chief constable of any of
the territorial police forces,
the Ministry of Defence Police or the British Transport
Police, the Provosts Marshal of the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, Royal
Military Police or the Royal Air Force Police and any customs officer designated
for the purposes by the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs.
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Ø To See this webpage in a none edited
format please click on the link below: -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000
Last checked as
a working webpage with the same information 28/02/2021.
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