Annual reports of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office, the independent oversight body for the use of investigatory powers by the intelligence agencies, police and public authorities. Serious error investigations are reported within each annual report.
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The UK intelligence community reported 333 errors, up from 222 in 2023 (MI5 203, SIS 14, GCHQ 116). No errors met the statutory definition of a serious error causing significant prejudice or harm. Law enforcement surveillance, property interference and CHIS errors totalled 82, a significant...
The UK intelligence community reported 222 errors in 2023, as restated in the 2024 annual report.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report provides an overview on the use of covert investigatory powers by public authorities.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report provides an overview on the use of covert investigatory powers by public authorities.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report provides an overview on the use of covert investigatory powers by public authorities.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report provides an overview on the use of covert investigatory powers by public authorities, our activities and those of the Office for Communications Data Authorisations in 2019.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report provides an overview on the use of investigatory powers by public authorities and our activities in 2018.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report provides an overview on the use of investigatory powers by public authorities and our activities during our first year of operation, 2017.