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Draft Code of Practice Investigation of Protected Electronic Data

HOME OFFICE
June 2006

Investigation of Protected Electronic Data

Home Office
INVESTIGATION OF PROTECTED ELECTRONIC DATA
DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Pursuant to section 71 of
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Scope of Powers

  • Protected information
  • Description of a key
  • Electronic signature keys
  • Multi-use keys
  • Session keys
  • Possession of a key
  • Protected information in an intelligible form
  • Necessity and proportionality
4. Rules on the Giving of Notices
  • Who may give notices?
  • Who may notices be served upon?
  • Application for Appropriate Permission
  • Obtaining Appropriate Permission
  • Format of Notices
  • Description of the Protected Information
  • Time to Comply with a Notice
  • Authenticity of section 49 notices
  • Explaining the notice
  • Amending a notice
  • Contribution to costs
  • Confirmation of compliance with a notice
5. Rules on the Effect of Imposing Disclosure Requirements
6. Special Rules on the Effect of Imposing Disclosure Requirements
  • Special circumstances requiring disclosure of a key
  • Notices requiring disclosure of a key
  • Keys disclosed in support of statutory power to intercept
  • Communications
  • Keys disclosed in support of all other lawful purposes
7. Keeping of records
8. Procedures for dealing with disclosed material
  • Damages
9. Appropriate permission for the giving of notices
  • Appropriate permission granted by a judicial authority
  • Appropriate permission granted by a person holding judicial office
  • Appropriate permission granted by the Secretary of State
  • Appropriate permission granted by an authorising officer
  • Appropriate permission granted by a person exercising a statutory function
  • General requirements relating to appropriate permission
  • Appropriate additional permission for giving directions for the disclosure of keys
  • Duration of appropriate permission
10 Offences
  • Failure to comply with a notice
  • Tipping off
  • Automatic tipping off
  • Authorised disclosure
11. Oversight
12. Complaints