Investigatory Powers Tribunal
(asked on 3rd September 2025) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in Complainant v Secret Intelligence Service [2025] UKIPTrib 9, what is their policy on the authorisation of conduct which may risk criminal liability when undertaken on UK soil; and what assessment they have made of whether such conduct can be authorised by the Secretary of State under section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
This question was answered on 23rd September 2025
It is the longstanding policy of successive governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.