Secretary of state shall issue one or more codes of practice in relation to the powers and duties in part 2 of the 2000 act section 5 of the 1994 act and part iii of the 1997 act.
Home office equipment interference code of practice. 1 5 further guidance relating to equipment interference can also be obtained in the equipment interference code of practice issued by the home office which provides among other things information pertaining to the obtaining of warrants from the scottish ministers by the security and intelligence agencies. Harmonisation of powers is important to maintain consistency across law enforcement in the uk and open rights group does not consider it advisable that a code of practice is passed in scotland before the home office confirms its own code of practice. References in this code to provisions in the ipa including equipment interference oversight by the investigatory powers commissioner ipc and new provisions on combined warrants are applicable with effect from the commencement of those provisions. The equipment interference code of practice remains in draft form even now.
Equipment comprises any equipment producing electromagnetic acoustic or other emissions and any device capable of being used in connection with such equipment. This code replaces the previous code of practice issued in 2015. This version of the code reflects changes. This code of practice explains the circumstances and procedures that must be followed before the security and intelligence agencies can interfere with electronic equipment such as computers.
1 5 further guidance relating to equipment interference can also be obtained in the equipment interference code of practice issued by the home office which provides among other things information pertaining to the obtaining of warrants from the scottish ministers by the security and intelligence agencies. Codes of practice setting out processes and safeguards for a number of investigatory powers. The police service or the pirc.