Lord Anderson appointed to review the Investigatory Powers Act

19/01/23

On 17 January 2023 the Home Secretary appointed Lord (David) Anderson KBE KC to carry out an independent review of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.  Between 2011 and 2017 Lord Anderson served as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.  He reported on investigatory powers in “A Question of Trust” (2015) and “Bulk Powers Review” (2016).