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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2023-24

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9)
25 April 2024

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bill 58 Commons Amendments
26 March 2024
Lords
Bill 173 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
8 March 2024
Commons
Bill 173 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
8 March 2024
Commons
Bill 173 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml download
8 March 2024
Commons
Bill 157 2023-24 (as brought from the House of Lords)
31 January 2024
Commons
Bill 157 2023-24 - large print (as brought from the House of Lords)
31 January 2024
Commons
Bill 157 2023-24 - xml download
31 January 2024
Commons
HL Bill 42 (as amended on Report)
23 January 2024
Lords
13 December 2023
Lords
8 November 2023
Lords

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

26 March 2024
Lords
Bill 157 EN 2023-24
31 January 2024
Commons
Bill 157 EN 2023-24 - large print
31 January 2024
Commons
8 November 2023
Lords

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 25 March 2024
25 March 2024
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 7 March 2024
7 March 2024
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: Second Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
19 March 2024
Lords
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
19 January 2024
Lords
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
9 November 2023
Lords

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 25 March 2024
25 March 2024
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 25 March 2024 - large print
25 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 March 2024
22 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2024
21 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 March 2024
20 March 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 March 2024
7 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2024
5 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 March 2024
1 March 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2024
27 February 2024
Commons
HL Bill 36-I Marshalled list for Report
19 January 2024
Lords
HL Bill 36(c) Amendments for Report
16 January 2024
Lords
HL Bill 36(b) Amendments for Report
15 January 2024
Lords
HL Bill 36(a) Amendment for Report
11 January 2024
Lords
HL Bill 3-II Second marshalled list for Committee
11 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3-I(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
8 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3-I(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
8 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3-I Marshalled list for Committee
7 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3(f) Amendments for Committee
6 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3(e) Amendments for Committee
5 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3(d) Amendments for Committee
4 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3(c) Amendments for Committee
1 December 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3(b) Amendment for Committee
22 November 2023
Lords
HL Bill 3(a) Amendments for Committee
21 November 2023
Lords

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Report Stage Proceedings as at 25 March 2024
25 March 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 7 March 2024
8 March 2024
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Briefing Paper on the Bill
21 March 2024
Commons
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]
15 November 2023
Lords

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

24th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
24 May 2024
Lords
18th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
18 April 2024
Lords
Second Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
20 November 2023
Lords

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: call for evidence
20 February 2024
Commons

The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.

9 November 2023
Lords

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence submitted by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) (IPAB01)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Big Brother Watch (IPAB02)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Center for Data Innovation, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) (IPAB03)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) (IPAB04)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Rights & Security International (clauses 2 and 5 on the borrowing of legal concepts from the US that could open the door for intrusive and rights-violating surveillance) (IPAB05a)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Rights & Security International (on the impact of the Bill on trade unions) (IPAB05b)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Open Rights Group (IPAB06)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the London New Liberals (IPAB07)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Global Encryption Coalition's Steering Committee (IPAB08)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Internet Society UK Chapter and Access Now (IPAB09)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Apple (IPAB10)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by techUK (IPAB11)
7 March 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Global Network Initiative (GNI) (IPAB12)
7 March 2024
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Home Office
31 January 2024
Impact Assessment from the Home Office on the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill 2023
7 November 2023

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Tom Tugendhat to John Hayes MP regarding questions raised in the second reading debate: regulatory authorities (communications data) (clause 14), and "Low/no" bulk personal datasets - notification of authorisations.
6 March 2024
Letter from Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Lords Report follow-up - 30 January 2024
2 February 2024
Lords
Letter from Lord Sharpe to Lord Coaker, Lord Ponsonby and Lord Fox regarding points raised in the committee stage debates, including definition of serious crime, notices, General Data Protection Regulation, principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees, and European Convention on Human Rights Cases.
21 December 2023

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of all Committee Debates so far
7 March 2024
Commons
7 March 2024
Commons
7 March 2024
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
19 February 2024
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
25 March 2024
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
25 March 2024
Commons

Lords 1st reading

8 November 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

20 November 2023
Lords

Lords Committee stage

13 December 2023
Lords
11 December 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

23 January 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

30 January 2024
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

23 April 2024
Lords

Royal Assent

25 April 2024

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
8 November 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
20 November 2023
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
13 December 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
11 December 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
23 January 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
30 January 2024
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
23 April 2024
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
25 April 2024