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Investigatory Powers Amendment Bill

The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 expands surveillance and communications data collection powers for law enforcement and security agencies, with the Home Office now implementing supporting regulations on codes of practice, designated authorities, and technical oversight mechanisms. The amendment updates the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act framework to reflect evolving security threats and digital communications.


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2026

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2025

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24 Mar 2025 | Consultation outcome Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practice and notices regulations — outcome published

Consultation on 8 new and updated codes of practice and a set of notices regulations following changes made by the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024.

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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practic… (19pp) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practic… (19pp) (Annex A) Bulk Personal Datasets: Low or no reasonable expe… (50pp) (Annex B) Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk pe… (44pp) (Annex C) Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk … (79pp) (Annex D) Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data (draft Co… (57pp) (Annex E) Communications Data (draft Code of Practice) (122pp) (Annex E (i)) Communications data flowchart (1pp) (Annex F) Interception of Communications (draft Code of Pra… (124pp) (Annex G) Equipment Interference (draft Code of Practice) (149pp) (Annex H) Notices Regime (draft Code of Practice) (100pp) (Annex I) Draft statutory instrument: The Investigatory Pow… (4pp) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: Response to cons… Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: Response to cons… (18pp) (Annex A) Bulk Personal Datasets: Low or no reasonable expe… (54pp) (Annex B) Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk pe… (44pp) (Annex C) Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk … (82pp) (Annex D) Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data (post-con… (58pp) (Annex E) Communications Data (post-consultation draft Code… (127pp) (Annex E (i)) Post-consultation communications data flowcha… (1pp) (Annex F) Interception of Communications (post-consultation… (128pp) (Annex G) Equipment Interference (post-consultation draft C… (178pp) (Annex H) Notices Regime (post-consultation draft Code of P… (100pp)
6 Jan 2025 | Consultation outcome Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practice and notices regulations — consultation closed

Consultation on 8 new and updated codes of practice and a set of notices regulations following changes made by the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024.

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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practic… (19pp) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practic… (19pp) (Annex A) Bulk Personal Datasets: Low or no reasonable expe… (50pp) (Annex B) Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk pe… (44pp) (Annex C) Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk … (79pp) (Annex D) Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data (draft Co… (57pp) (Annex E) Communications Data (draft Code of Practice) (122pp) (Annex E (i)) Communications data flowchart (1pp) (Annex F) Interception of Communications (draft Code of Pra… (124pp) (Annex G) Equipment Interference (draft Code of Practice) (149pp) (Annex H) Notices Regime (draft Code of Practice) (100pp) (Annex I) Draft statutory instrument: The Investigatory Pow… (4pp) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: Response to cons… Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: Response to cons… (18pp) (Annex A) Bulk Personal Datasets: Low or no reasonable expe… (54pp) (Annex B) Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk pe… (44pp) (Annex C) Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk … (82pp) (Annex D) Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data (post-con… (58pp) (Annex E) Communications Data (post-consultation draft Code… (127pp) (Annex E (i)) Post-consultation communications data flowcha… (1pp) (Annex F) Interception of Communications (post-consultation… (128pp) (Annex G) Equipment Interference (post-consultation draft C… (178pp) (Annex H) Notices Regime (post-consultation draft Code of P… (100pp)

2024

17 events
8 Oct 2024 | Consultation outcome Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practice and notices regulations — consultation opened

Consultation on 8 new and updated codes of practice and a set of notices regulations following changes made by the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024.

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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practic… (19pp) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: codes of practic… (19pp) (Annex A) Bulk Personal Datasets: Low or no reasonable expe… (50pp) (Annex B) Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk pe… (44pp) (Annex C) Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk … (79pp) (Annex D) Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data (draft Co… (57pp) (Annex E) Communications Data (draft Code of Practice) (122pp) (Annex E (i)) Communications data flowchart (1pp) (Annex F) Interception of Communications (draft Code of Pra… (124pp) (Annex G) Equipment Interference (draft Code of Practice) (149pp) (Annex H) Notices Regime (draft Code of Practice) (100pp) (Annex I) Draft statutory instrument: The Investigatory Pow… (4pp) Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: Response to cons… Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024: Response to cons… (18pp) (Annex A) Bulk Personal Datasets: Low or no reasonable expe… (54pp) (Annex B) Intelligence services’ use of third party bulk pe… (44pp) (Annex C) Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk … (82pp) (Annex D) Bulk Acquisition of Communications Data (post-con… (58pp) (Annex E) Communications Data (post-consultation draft Code… (127pp) (Annex E (i)) Post-consultation communications data flowcha… (1pp) (Annex F) Interception of Communications (post-consultation… (128pp) (Annex G) Equipment Interference (post-consultation draft C… (178pp) (Annex H) Notices Regime (post-consultation draft Code of P… (100pp)
5 Mar 2024 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023

Considered in Grand Committee 17:44:00 Moved by Lord Sharpe of Epsom: That the Grand Committee do consider the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023. Relevant document: 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of …

2023

6 events
8 Nov 2023 | Consultation outcome Home Office linked

Revised Investigatory Powers Act notices regimes consultation — outcome published

Consultation on possible outcomes for revised Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) notices regimes intended to improve the effectiveness of the current regimes.

18 Oct 2023 | Policy paper Home Office linked

Amending the journalistic safeguard of the Investigatory Powers Act

This document provides the necessary documentation for public consideration in order to proceed with a remedial order to amend the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

31 Jul 2023 | Consultation outcome Home Office linked

Revised Investigatory Powers Act notices regimes consultation — consultation closed

Consultation on possible outcomes for revised Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) notices regimes intended to improve the effectiveness of the current regimes.

5 Jun 2023 | Consultation outcome Home Office linked

Revised Investigatory Powers Act notices regimes consultation — consultation opened

Consultation on possible outcomes for revised Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) notices regimes intended to improve the effectiveness of the current regimes.

20 Mar 2023 | Policy paper Home Office linked

Amending the journalistic safeguard of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Draft remedial order to amend the journalistic safeguard at section 154 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 following Big Brother Watch and Others v UK (BBW).

2022

4 events

2020

6 events
17 Sep 2020 | Statutory Instrument linked

The Functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Oversight of the Data Access Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America and of functions exercisable under the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019) Regulations 2020

These Regulations amend section 229 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) which sets out the main functions of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (“the Commissioner”).

2018

5 events

2017

4 events
21 Apr 2017 | Policy paper Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill: overarching documents

These documents relate to the Investigatory Powers Bill.

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2016

36 events
16 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Commons Amendments 15:52:00 Motion A Moved by Earl Howe: That this House do not insist on its Amendments 15B, 15C, 338B, 339B and 339C, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 15D, 15E, 338C, 339D and 339E. Commons …

15 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons. The Commons reasons were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 70). House adjourned at 10.58 pm.

15 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Consideration of Lords message After Clause 8 14:19:00 The Solicitor General (Robert Buckland): I beg to move, That this House disagrees with the Lords amendments 15B, 15C, 338B, 339B and 339C. Two weeks’ ago, we considered Lords amendments to the …

2 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Commons Reasons 15:37:00 Motion A Moved by Earl Howe: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 11, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 11A. Commons Reason 11A: Because it is consequential on Lords Amendment No. …

1 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons. The Commons reasons were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 68) House adjourned at 8.58 pm.

1 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 3)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Investigatory Powers Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 15 March 2016 in the last Session of Parliament (Investigatory Powers …

1 Nov 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments. Mr Speaker: Before we come to the first group of amendments, may I say that, as the House knows, there are 377 Lords amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill, which were passed to this House yesterday …

31 Oct 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Third Reading 15:19:00 Clause 8: Civil liability for certain unlawful interceptions Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 8, page 7, line 37, at end insert “, or ( ) in the course of its transmission by means of a public …

19 Oct 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Report (3rd Day) 15:50:00 Clause 137: Modification of warrants Amendment 180 Moved by 180: Clause 137, page 110, line 4, leave out subsection (6) The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con): My Lords, Amendments 180, 181, 197, 198, …

17 Oct 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Report (2nd Day) 15:07:00 Clause 58: Power to grant authorisations Amendment 96 Moved by 96: Clause 58, page 46, line 40, leave out “to disclose it” and insert “or capable of obtaining it— (i) to obtain the data (if not …

17 Oct 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Report (2nd Day) (Continued) 18:21:00 Clause 205: Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners Amendment 131A Moved by 131A: Clause 205, page 161, line 11, at end insert— “( ) There shall be a body corporate known as the Investigatory …

11 Oct 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Report (1st Day) 15:18:00 Clause 1: Overview of Act Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at beginning insert— “( ) This Act sets out the extent to which certain investigatory powers may be used to …

10 Oct 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 15:07:00 Moved by Earl Howe: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 7, Schedule 1, Clauses 8 to 12, Schedule 2, Clauses 13 to 53, …

12 Sep 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (6th Day) 15:21:00 Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015–16 ; 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights ; 2nd and 4th Report s from the Delegated Powers …

7 Sep 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (5th Day) 16:36:00 Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015–16 ; 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights ; 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee ; 3rd …

7 Sep 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (5th Day) (Continued) 20:45:00 Amendment 210ZA Moved by 210ZA: Clause 151, page 118, line 8, leave out subsection (5) Baroness Hamwee (LD): My Lords, my noble friend and I decided that I would be the one to confess how …

5 Sep 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (4th Day) 15:36:00 Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015–16 ; 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights ; 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee ; 3rd …

5 Sep 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (4th Day) (Continued) 18:24:00 Amendment 193 Moved by 193: After Clause 211, insert the following new Clause— “Referrals by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (1) Subsection (2) applies if the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament refers …

19 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (3rd Day) 15:25:00 Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015 - 16, 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee, 3rd Report …

19 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) 20:43:00 Clause 126 agreed. Clause 203: Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners Amendment 176A Moved by 176A: Clause 203, page 155, line 16, at end insert— “( ) There shall be a body corporate known …

13 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (2nd Day) 15:38:00 Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015-16, 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee , 3rd Report from …

11 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (1st Day) 15:08:00 Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015-16, 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee , 3rd Report from …

11 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 17:36:00 Clause 1, as amended, agreed. Clause 2: General duties in relation to privacy Amendment 5 Moved by 5: Clause 2, page 2, line 35, leave out from “authority” to end of line 46 and insert …

11 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 20:36:00 Amendment 25A Moved by 25A: After Clause 14, insert the following new Clause— “General public reporting (1) A person subject to a warrant or notice under Part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 of …

7 Jul 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 11:36:00 Moved by Earl Howe: That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Investigatory Powers Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses …

27 Jun 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Second Reading 15:10:00 Moved by Earl Howe: That the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant documents: Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015–16; 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human …

27 Jun 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Second Reading (Continued) 17:54:00 Baroness Neville-Jones (Con): My Lords, I return to the subject of the Investigatory Powers Bill. I support the Bill, which I believe to be strongly in the national interest. The threats against which we need this …

7 Jun 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

[2nd Allocated Day] Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee Clause 119 Bulk interception warrants 13:13:00 Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East) (SNP): I beg to move amendment 390, page 95, line 27, leave out clause 119. Mr …

6 Jun 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

[1st Allocated Day] Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 5 General duties in relation to privacy “(1) Subsection (2) applies where a public authority is deciding whether— (a) to issue, renew or cancel a …

27 Apr 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

Question 15:20:00 Asked by Lord Strasburger: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clause 217 of the Investigatory Powers Bill will give them the power to force a company to break its own encryption in a similar manner to the United …

15 Mar 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill

[Relevant documents: Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (HC 651); Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Report on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill (HC 795); Third Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Investigatory Powers …

15 Mar 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill (Programme)

Motion made, and Question put f orthwith (Standing Order No. 83A (7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Investigatory Powers Bill: Committal (1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. Proceedings in Public Bill Committee …

15 Mar 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory Powers Bill (Money)

Queen’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Investigatory Powers Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of: …

15 Mar 2016 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Investigatory powers Bill (ways and means)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)( a )), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Investigatory Powers Bill, it is expedient to authorise: (1) provision about taxation in connection with transfer schemes; and …

2015

1 event

2014

8 events
16 Jul 2014 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill

Second Reading 15:57:00 Moved by Lord Taylor of Holbeach: That the Bill be read Second Time. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach) (Con): My Lords, when I repeated the Statement of my right honourable friend …

15 Jul 2014 | Bill stage Home Office linked

Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill

Proceedings resumed (Order, this day) . Considered in Committee (Order, this day). [Mrs Eleanor Laing in the Chair ] Clause 1 Powers for retention of relevant communications data subject to safeguards Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the …

2012

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2011

2 events