Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill
Roadmap of Schedule 1
(Last updated March 3rd 2000)
This is my interpretation of Schedule 1 of the Bill. Actually, it is just
the tip of the iceberg, because I have not distinguished between when you
have the information, and where you are merely "likely to have it. And
I have not distinguished between when an original warrant gave permission,
and when the permission was issued in a supplementary warrant (by the person
who issued the original one, or by someone else of similar standing).
Note that, in spite of the prominence given to getting permission from
a Judge in the Bill, it will in fact be most unusual for that to happen
in practice (though it always remains an option to go to a Judge if you
feel like it, even when other avenues were open to you.
Note some abbreviations used in the Roadmap:
|
C&E
|
Customs and Excise |
| HMF |
Her Majesty's Forces |
| Secy |
The Secretary of State |
| superintendent |
Superintendent of Police or Commissioners of C&E (or their
designated Officer) or Lt Colonel (or equivalent) of HMF |
Observe the subtle manner in which the intelligence services shrink behind
the parapet if it turns out that the Police are after the same information.
Apologies for the poor quality of this diagram. Click
here to obtain a postscript version.
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