Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 71(9) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
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This Order is made in exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by section 71(5) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000(1).
The Secretary of State:
(1) has, in accordance with section 71(3) of that Act, prepared and published a draft revised Code of Practice relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties that are conferred or imposed otherwise than on the Surveillance Commissioners by or under Part 2 of that Act and considered representations made to her about it;
(2) has, in accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, laid before both Houses of Parliament a draft of that Code of Practice, revised to take account of those representations.
A draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 71(9) of that Act.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order—
1. This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2014 and shall come into force 21 days after the date on which the Order is made.
2. The Code of Practice entitled “Covert Human Intelligence Sources”, laid before each House of Parliament in draft on 22nd July 2014, relating to the conduct and use of covert human intelligence sources under Part 2 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, shall come into force on the date on which this Order comes into force.
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Minister of State
Home Office
Date
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the revised Code of Practice prepared under section 71 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. The purpose of this Code is to set out guidance relating to the conduct and use of covert human intelligence sources under Part 2 of that Act.
Under section 72(1) of that Act, a person exercising any power or duty in relation to which provision may be made by a Code of Practice under section 71 must, in doing so, have regard to the code’s provisions (as far as applicable).
The revised codes are laid before Parliament with this Order. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.
The Code of Practice will be published by the Stationery Office and copies may be obtained from them directly (online or from their bookshops). The revised Code of Practice will also be available on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Codes of Practice pages of the gov.uk website.