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United Kingdom: Home Office adopted Code of Practice for interception of communications

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Home Office adopted Code of Practice for interception of communications

On 5 June 2025, the UK Home Office adopted the Code of Practice for Interception of Communications, providing guidance for functions under Part 2 (interception) and Chapter 1 of Part 6 (bulk interception) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The Co…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-10-08
in consultation

On 8 October 2024, the UK Home Office initiated a consultation on a Code of Practice for intelligen…

2025-01-06
processing consultation

On 6 January 2025, the UK Home Office closed its consultation on the Code of Practice for intellige…

2025-06-05
adopted

On 5 June 2025, the UK Home Office adopted the Code of Practice for Interception of Communications,…

2025-06-06
in force

On 6 June 2025, the Code of Practice for interception of communications, providing guidance for fun…