Policy paper: Amending the journalistic safeguard of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

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Incompatibility under the Human Rights Act 1998: a proposal for a remedial order to amend the journalistic safeguard at section 154 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (accessible)

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Incompatibility under the Human Rights Act 1998: a proposal for a remedial order to amend the journalistic safeguard at section 154 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3934-7, E02868118 Unnumbered act paper PDF, 512 KB, 20 pages

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This paper is a draft of a proposed remedial order to amend the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA). The amendments introduce improved safeguards relating to the selection for examination and retention of confidential journalistic material and sources of journalistic material derived from material acquired through bulk interception.

The document contains:

important background information
the incompatibility identified by the European Court of Human Rights
the reasons for amending the IPA
the terms of the remedial order

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