Correspondence

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner will publish correspondence of relevance to their responsibilities. This includes sharing updates, guidance and advice on how investigatory powers are to be used.

12 June 2019

A letter from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner to the Prime Minister outlining his conclusions and proposals on how the Consolidated Guidance could be improved.

08 March 2019

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s response to Harriet Harman MP on their review into the use of Juvenile Covert Human Intelligence Sources (JCHIS).

24 August 2018

A response to Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights Harriet Harman MP on the use children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources as requested by Baroness Williams, Minister of State for the Home Office.

16 August 2018

A letter from Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights Harriet Harman MP to the Minister of State for Security copying in the Investigatory Powers Commissioner seeking explanations about the use of children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) to gather information for public authorities.

06 March 2018

The Prime Minister’s direction to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner to keep under review the application of the Security Service’s guidelines on the use of agents who participate in criminality and the authorisations issued in accordance with them.

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