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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
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