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Communications data retention under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Part 4): retention notices, judicial approval, review, variation, extra-territorial reach and key case law (UK)
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Communications data retention under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Part 4): retention notices, judicial approval, review, variation, extra-territorial reach and key case law (UK)
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. For guidance on the acquisition, retention and disclosure of communications data under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016), see Practice Note: Acquisition, retention and disclosure of communications data under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. IPA 2016 sets the current legal framework for public authorities’ use of covert surveillance. Much—though not all—of this regime previously appeared in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA 2000). The rules on retaining communications data are contained in IPA 2016, Pt 4. Part 4 permits telecommunications and postal operators to retain communications data so that, where authorised under IPA 2016, public authorities can access it subsequently. For more on IPA 2016, see Practice Note: The regulation of intelligence gathering—an introductory guide. Powers to require retention of certain types of data Under IPA 2016, s 87, the
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