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Consultations

This page houses information about past and present consultations of interest to Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act practitioners.

Current consultations

Protecting the public in a changing communications environment (new window)

Publication date: 27 April 2009
Closing date: 20 July 2009

Completed consultations

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: Consolidating orders and codes of practice (new window)

Publication date: 17 April 2009
Closing date: 10 July 2009

Final phase of the transposition of Directive (2006/24/EC) about retaining data generated through electronic or public communications networks. (new window)

Publication date: August 2008
Closing date: 31 October 2008

Consultation on the initial transposition of the European Directive (2006/24/EC) on the retention of communication data (new window) on the Home Office website
Publication date: 27 March 2007
Closing date: 11 June 2007

Consultation on the Draft Code of Practice for the Investigation of Protected Electronic Information (new window) - Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 on the Home Office website
Publication date: 07 June 2006
Closing date: 13 September 2006

Consultation on the Revised Statutory Code for Acquisition and Disclosure of Communications Data (new window)  - Chapter II of Part I of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 on the Home Office website
Publication date: 07 June 2006
Closing date: 30 August 2006

Access to communications data - respecting privacy and protecting the public from crime (new window)
Publication date: 10 March 2003
Closing date: 03 June 2003

Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - Voluntary retention of communications data (new window)
Publication date: 01 March 2003
Closing date: 03 June 2003

Public Consultation on Draft Code of Practice on Communications Data (new window)
Publication date: 13 August 2001
Closing date: 02 November 2001

Interception of Communications in the United Kingdom: a Consultation Paper (new window)
Publication date:  21 June 1999
Closing date: 13 August 1999

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