Moved by
Earl Howe
228: Clause 192, page 147, line 12, leave out from “issued,” to end of line 17 and insert “are specified in the list of operational purposes.
(6A) An operational purpose may be specified in the list of operational purposes only with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(6B) The Secretary of State may give such approval only if satisfied that the operational purpose is specified in a greater level of detail than the descriptions contained in section 185(3)(a) or (as the case may be) section 186(5)(a).
(6C) At the end of each relevant three-month period, the Secretary of State must give a copy of the list of operational purposes to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.
(6D) In subsection (6C), “relevant three-month period” means—
(a) the period of three months beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, and
(b) each successive period of three months.
(6E) The Prime Minister must review the list of operational purposes at least once a year.
(6F) In this Part, “the specified operational purposes”, in relation to a class BPD warrant or a specific BPD warrant, means the operational purposes specified in the warrant in accordance with this section.”