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Surveillance: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to figure 19.6 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office’s annual report 2022, published on 26 March 2024, if he will hold discussions with the Department of Justice in Northern Ir

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to figure 19.6 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office’s annual report 2022, published on 26 March 2024, if he will hold discussions with the Department of Justice in Northern Ir

  2. 29 Jul 2024

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  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Figure 19.6 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office’s annual report 2022 refers to statistics for communications data authorisations involving members of a sensitive profession between 2018 and 2022. These are statistics for the whole of the UK,...

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