Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 1749
A Bill to make provision about the interception of communications, equipment interference and the acquisition and retention of communications data, bulk personal datasets and other information; to make provision about the treatment of material held as a result of such interception, equipment interference or acquisition or retention; to establish the Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners and make provision about them and other oversight arrangements; to make further provision about investigatory powers and national security; to amend sections 3 and 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Home Office
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Investigatory Powers Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Part 1 General privacy protections Overview and general privacy duties 1.
Duties in connection with operation of filtering arrangements Relevant public authorities other than local authorities 70. Relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Investigatory Powers Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Part 1 General privacy protections Overview and general privacy duties 1.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Investigatory Powers Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Part 1 General privacy protections Overview and general privacy duties 1.. The people who would notice most are: Duties in connection with operation of filtering arrangements Relevant public authorities other than local authorities 70. Relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Investigatory Powers Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Part 1 General privacy protections Overview and general privacy duties 1..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Investigatory Powers Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Part 1 General privacy protections Overview and general privacy duties 1.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Home Office.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Investigatory Powers Act 2016 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2016 c. Part 1 General privacy protections Overview and general privacy duties 1.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: Power of Secretary of State to issue warrants 20. Grounds on which warrants may be issued by Secretary of State 21.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-09-23
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024
Same policy area (“Other”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-01-06
Armed Forces Act 2016
Same policy area (“Defence”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2014-05-20
Defence Reform Act
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.