Bar Council comments on Draft Investigatory Powers Bill – The Bar Council

Posted November 6th, 2015 in bills, codes of practice, investigatory powers, legal profession, press releases, privilege by tracey

‘Responding to the publication of the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar, said: “The ‘double lock’ requirement of needing both judicial and senior ministerial authorisation for the most intrusive investigatory powers is not as secure as it is made out to be.” ‘

Full press release

The Bar Council, 5th November 2015

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk