Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 1299
Investigatory Powers
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022
Made
7th December 2022
Coming into force
8th December 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 239(1) and (3) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016( 1 ).
A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 267(3)(f) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight Functions) Regulations 2022 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
2. In section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (main oversight functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner), after subsection (3A)( 2 ), insert—
“ (3B) The Investigatory Powers Commissioner must keep under review (including by way of audit, inspection and investigation) the process operated by GCHQ for determining whether information about vulnerabilities in technology should be disclosed.
(3C) The Investigatory Powers Commissioner must keep under review (including by way of audit, inspection and investigation) compliance by the persons mentioned in subsection (3D) with “The Principles Relating to the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas and the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees”, as published on 18th July 2019.
(3D) Those persons are—
(a) members and civilian staff of the metropolitan police force who are carrying out activities to which a collaboration agreement made under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 ( 3 ) relating to counter-terrorism activities applies, and
(b) officers of the National Crime Agency. ” .
Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State
Home Office
7th December 2022
Subsection (3A) of section 229 of the 2016 Act was inserted by S.I. 2020/1009 .
1996 c. 16 ; section 22A was inserted by section 89(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) and amended by section 157(2) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) .