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September 1, 2017

Watchdog set up to oversee police use of new spying powers

By PA Medialawyer and Press Gazette

A magnifying glass hovers over a Blackberry in an image illustrating a story about Liberty and the NUJ securing a change to the Snoopers' Charter which will require intelligence agencies to receive independent approval before they can search for or retain journalistic material in bulk hacked data. — A magnifying glass hovers over a Blackberry in an image illustrating a story about Liberty and the NUJ securing a change to the Snoopers' Charter which will require intelligence agencies to receive independent approval before they can search for or retain journalistic material in bulk hacked data. Picture: Pixabay

Spying powers used by police, intelligence agencies and other public authorities will be scrutinised by a newly-created watchdog from Friday.

Lord Justice Fulford was appointed as the UK’s first Investigatory Powers Commissioner in March.

The position was created as part of a strengthened oversight regime in the landmark Investigatory Powers Act, which passed into law last year.

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