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Proceeding contribution from Lord Phillips of Sudbury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 15 December 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Protection of Freedoms Bill.

Protection of Freedoms Bill

Yes. The reason I think that Section 22(3) of RIPA is wrong is that it does not make any requirement, as I see it, as to the rank or the position of the person to whom any delegation is made by the person originally designated under very carefully confined powers. As my noble friend pointed out, the definition of a designated person involves the Secretary of State making the designation, but when in Section 22(3) a delegation is in effect made, there is no such requirement. Where it refers to the same relevant public authority, that is fine. The person to whom delegation is made has got to be someone else in the same relevant public authority, but there is no requirement as to what rank that person is.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c353GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disclosure of information Data protection Codes of practice Devolved matters Detainees Electronic surveillance Emergency powers Legislation Powers of entry Personal records Northern Ireland Nuisance Noise Scotland Terrorism Stop and search Surveillance Telecommunications Wales Telephone tapping
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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