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Interception of communicationscommunications: code of practice 2022

Code of practice for the security and law enforcement agencies’ use of interception powers.

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Published
13 December 2022
Last updated
6 June 2025 — See all updates

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Update history

2025-06-06 15:30
Code of practice updated as the draft laid before Parliament on 31 March 2025 is now in force.

2022-12-13 14:51
First published.