Welcome to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act website
This website contains information, guidance and legal updates published by the Home Office about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). It will be useful to those who work in the fields of crime prevention and counter terrorism.
Whats new to this site?
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Consultation - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: revised interception of communications code of practice
Consultations of interest to Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act practitioners.
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Case studies
Case studies on the use of investigatory techniques under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) by councils, police and central government departments.
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Covert human intelligence sources
Covert human intelligence
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Accessing encrypted electronic information
Encrypted electronic information and its use.
