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Investigatory Powers Bill

I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. It is important that we have the balance right. Many people have said, “Just have judicial authorisation”, and some people still believe that the authorisation should be made by the Secretary of State. By having both, we do not lose democratic accountability, but we add the independent judicial authorisation.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
607 c819 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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