Policy Documents

AI is rapidly changing the landscape of technology, law enforcement, security, and public services. At IPCO, our role is not just to monitor these changes, but to understand them and ensure AI is used responsibly, lawfully, and transparently.

IPCO is principally interested in understanding how the use of AI may increase the number of subjects of interest who can be investigated by public authorities and the how the use of AI may change any intended or collateral intrusion on a persons’ rights to privacy.

IPCO has officially defined its scope of interest in AI. This will form the basis of information gathering discussions during our inspections to enhance our understanding of how AI is being used by the authorities IPCO oversees.

How IPCO’s oversight of the UK-US Data Access Agreement is carried out.

Guidance for those who want to disclose information about the use of investigatory powers.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishes a framework for cooperation and information sharing between the Information Commissioner and the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.

This document sets out the broad framework for the governance of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office and the Office for Communications Data Authorisations and outlines how the relationship with the Home Office as the sponsoring department will operate.

Guidance relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees.

This policy sets out how we will conduct consultations, the circumstances in which we will conduct them and the operation of such consultations

This document provides advice and information to public authorities and to the general public as to the general approach that Judicial Commissioners will adopt under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 when deciding whether to approve decisions to issue warrants, authorisations or notices.