‘The second Kay Everett memorial lecture was delivered by the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Sir Rabinder Singh, on Wednesday 20 February 2019.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st February 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The UK government’s internet surveillance centre, GCHQ, may be aware of many things, but the need for an environmental permit for its backup power generators is not among them. The site’s generators do not have the necessary paperwork and so are being run unlawfully, it has been revealed.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Government commences final provision in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 subject to the double-lock safeguard requiring judicial approval.’
Home Office, 28th November 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The number of live terror investigations in the UK has hit a record of 700 as Islamists and the far-right “feed each other”, police have revealed.’
The Independent, 24th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘MI5 grants its informants legal cover to participate in crimes that may extend to murder, torture and sexual assaults, a tribunal has heard.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Guidance on the use of covert surveillance or human intelligence sources by public authorities under part 2 of RIPA 2000.’
Official publications, 20th September 2018
‘GCHQ’s methods in carrying out bulk interception of online communications violated privacy and failed to provide sufficient surveillance safeguards, the European court of human rights has ruled in a test case judgment. But the Strasbourg court found that GCHQ’s regime for sharing sensitive digital intelligence with foreign governments was not illegal.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers are routinely providing legal cover for the intelligence services where there is a possibility of information being extracted through torture abroad, under a so-called “James Bond clause”, a human rights group has alleged.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has given its third judgment in this case concerning the collection and use of bulk communications data (‘BCD’) and bulk personal datasets (‘BPD’) by the Security and Intelligence Agencies (MI5, MI6 and GCHQ – the ‘SIAs’).’
Blackstone Chambers, 21st July 2018
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
The government has published the third iteration of its transparency report on the use of disruptive and investigatory powers.’
Home Office, 23rd July 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The UK government will give “careful consideration” to calls for a renewed judge-led inquiry into the country’s involvement in human rights abuses after 9/11, the Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan told MPs on Monday.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK tolerated “inexcusable” treatment of US detainees after the 9/11 attacks, MPs have found. The Intelligence and Security Committee said British agencies continued to supply intelligence to allies despite knowing or suspecting abuse in more than 200 cases.’
BBC News, 28th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A branch of GCHQ, Britain’s intelligence and security service, is investigating one of the UK’s biggest data breaches at a single firm, involving unauthorised access to 5.9 million Dixons Carphone customers’ cards. The National Cyber Security Centre said it was working alongside the retailer and other agencies after the attack, which also involved unauthorised access to 1.2m personal records of Dixons Carphone customers.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Security bosses will hand out information on people suspected of having extremist sympathies to councils, government officials and the police under the government’s new counter-terror plans.’
The Independent, 4th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK government has reached a settlement with former Libyan dissident Abdul Hakim Belhaj over a long-running rendition case, the BBC understands.’
BBC News, 9th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police and security services are to get more powers and resources to stop terror attacks at an earlier stage, according to the Sunday Times.’
BBC News, 22nd April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has published a previously secret direction relating to MI5’s use of agents who participate in crime. The Prime Minister confirmed that the area of the Security Service’s work was kept under review by a watchdog.’
The Independent, 1st March
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government’s power to block requests for information on national security grounds has been significantly curtailed by a tribunal ruling over targeted killings of British jihadists abroad.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Prime Minister Theresa May has made assurances documents relating to the late Cyril Smith will not be withheld.’
BBC News, 21st November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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