"The majority of the proposals to update the codes of practice are as a consequence of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Relevant Sources) Order 2013 which I laid on 31 October
“The majority of the proposals to update the codes of practice are as a consequence of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Relevant Sources) Order 2013 which I laid on 31 October 2013 and came into force on 1 January 2014.”
See: Investigatory Powers: the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Relevant Sources) Order 2013 (pdf).
The Home Office has announced a “consultation” on new Codes of Practice:
– No 1: Covert Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources Codes of Practice
– No 2: Covert Human Intelligence Sources Code of Practice
– No 3: Covert Surveillance and Property Interference Code of Practice