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Intelligence Services


Security Service (MI5) 

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/

 Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) 

http://www.gchq.gov.uk/

 Security Intelligence Service

https://www.sis.gov.uk/

Law Enforcement

 United Kingdom Police Forces

http://www.met.police.uk/links/index.htm

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)

http://www.soca.gov.uk/

HM Revenue & Customs

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm

Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency

http://sdea.police.uk/

Association of Chief Police Officers

http://www.acpo.police.uk/

The Home Office

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/

 

Legislation & Codes Of Practice

Legislation

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/contents

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/11/contents

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules 2000

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2665/contents/made

The Human Rights Act 1998

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents

The Police Act 1997

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/50/contents

The Intelligence Services Act

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/13/contents

Security Service Act

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/5/contents


Codes of practice


RIPA Codes of Practice

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/ripa-codes

RIP(S)A Scottish Codes of Practice

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/public-safety/Police/policepowers/17206/7789

 

Statutory Instruments

England and Wales and Northern Ireland

 1998

2000

 

 

 

 

 

2001

 

 

  • SI 2001 No 3734: RIPA (Technical Advisory Board) Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3734/contents/made

 

2002

  • SI 2002 No 1931: RIPA (Maintenance of Interception Capability) Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1931/contents/made

 

 

 

 

2003

  • SI 2003 No 3171:  RIPA (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) - Replaced by SI 2010 No 521 except articles 1 - 3

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3171/contents/made

 

2004

 

  • SI 2004 No 158 RIPA (Designation of an International Agreement) Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/158/contents/made

 

  • SI 2004 No 157; RIPA (Conditions for the Lawful Interception of Persons outside the UK) Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/157/regulation/3/made

 

2005

  • SI 2005 No 1084 RIPA (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order - Replaced by SI 2010 No 521 except articles 1 and 2(1)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1084/contents/made

 

2006

  • SI 2006 No 1874 RIPA (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order - Replaced by SI 2010 No 521 except articles 1 and 2

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1874/contents/made

 

2007

 

2009

 

  • SI 2009 No 3403 RIPA (Authorisations Extending to Scotland) (Amendment) Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3403/contents/made

 

2010

 

 

 

  • SI 2010 No 480 RIPA (Communications Data) Order

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/480/contents/made

 

  • SI 2010 No 521 RIPA (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2010

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/521/contents/made

2011

  • SI 2011 No 1340; RIPA (Monetary Penalty Notices and Consent for Interception) Regulation

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1340/contents/made

 

Scotland

 

2000

 

·         Scottish SI 2000 No. 340; RIP(S)A (Notification of Authorisations etc) (Scotland) Order
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/340/contents/made

 

2001

 

·         Scottish SI 2001 No.87; RIP(S)A Prescription of offices, ranks and positions (Scotland) Amendment order
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/87/contents/made

 

2002

 

·         Scottish SI 2002 No. 205; RIP(S)A Source records (Scotland) regulations
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/205/contents/made

 

·         Scottish SI 2002 No. 206; RIP(S)A Juveniles (Scotland) Order
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/206/contents/made

 

·         Scottish SI 2002 No. 207; RIP(S)A Cancellation of authorisations
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/207/contents/made

 

2010

 

·         Scottish SI 2010 No 350. RIP(S)A; (Prescription of Offices, etc. and Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2010
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/350/contents/made

 

·         Scottish SI 2010 No.420. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/420/contents/made

 

Alternative avenues for complaints

 

Information Commissioners Office

http://www.ico.gov.uk/


The Adjudicator’s Office

http://www.adjudicatorsoffice.gov.uk/

 


Independent Police Complaints Commission

http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/en/Pages/default.aspx


Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

http://www.policeombudsman.org/


The European Court of Human Rights

http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/Homepage_EN

 

Local Government Ombudsman

http://www.lgo.org.uk/making-a-complaint/

 

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

http://www.spso.org.uk/

 

Other Oversight Bodies

 

Office of Surveillance Commissioners

http://surveillancecommissioners.independent.gov.uk/



Intelligence and Security Committee

http://isc.independent.gov.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

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