Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:02:10 +0100
To: UKcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
From: Richard Clayton richard@highwayman.com
Subject: Home Office RIP website

The Home Office RIP website

http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/draft/20022322.htm

has today finally been updated to include a pointer to “The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data: Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002” (a mere 5 days after it came out)

However, the s12 Code of Practice (“Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Maintenance of Interception Capability) Order 2002” which came out the same day is not linked 🙁

(nor is there any mention of TAB appointments…)

Also (relating to RIP Part II and so not entirely on topic here) the

Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance: Code of Practice) Order 2002

Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Designation of Public Authorities for the Purposes of Intrusive Surveillance) Order 2002

Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002

Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2002

seem to be not only not mentioned on the Home Office site but are also not yet on the “draft SI” site

http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/dsis2002.htm

however, this may be some sort of Parliamentary Privilege thing since they’re listed as “Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee” so perhaps it will be a few days before we find out whether or not your local council will be able to spy on you with a telescope as well…

— Richard Clayton

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin