JOINT

Draft Communications Data Bill - further information page

Written evidence

Oral evidence

Tuesday 10 July

Witnesses:

  • Charles Farr OBE, Director of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism
  • Richard Alcock, Director of Communications Capability Directorate,
  • Peter Hill, Head of Unit for Pursue Policy and Strategy Unit, Home Office

Wednesday 11 July

Witnesses:

  • David Davis MP
  • Nick Pickles, Director, Big Brother Watch
  • Jim Killock, Executive Director, Open Rights Group 
  • Dr. Gus Hosein, Executive Director, Privacy International

Thursday 12 July

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

  • Donald Toon, Director of Criminal Investigation, HMRC
  • Cressida Dick, Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
  • Gary Beautridge, Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers
  • Trevor Pearce, Director-General, Serious Organised Crime Agency
  • Peter Davies, Chief Executive, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency

Panel 2:

  • Daniel Thornton, Head of Enforcement Legal, FSA 
  • Councillor Paul Bettison, Leader of Bracknell Forest Council, LGA Regulatory Champion, and member of the LGA Safer Communities Board, Local Government Association 
  • Gillian McGregor, Director of Operational Intelligence, UKBA 
  • Nick Tofiluk, Director of Regulatory Operations, Gambling Commission

Tuesday 17 July

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

  • Angela Patrick, Director of Human Rights Policy, Justice
  • Rachel Robinson, Policy Officer, Liberty
  • Jim Killock, Executive Director, Open Rights Group
  • Nick Pickles, Director, Big Brother Watch

Panel 2:

  • Professor Anthony Glees, Director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS), University of Buckingham
  • Dr Julian Richards, Co-Director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS), University of Buckingham

Tuesday 4 September

Witnesses:

  • Professor Peter Sommer, Visiting Professor, De Montfort University Cyber Security Centre
  • Professor Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Sadie Creese, University of Oxford
  • Glyn Wintle, Chief Consultant, Firewolf

Wednesday 5 September 

Witnesses:

  • Nicholas Lansman, Secretary General, Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA)
  • Malcolm Hutty, Head of Public Affairs, London Internet Exchange (LINX)
  • Jimmy Wales

Tuesday 16th October

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

  • Sir Paul Kennedy, Interception of Communications Commissioner, Interception of Communications Commission
  • Joanna Cavan, Chief Inspector, Interception of Communications Commission

Panel 2:

  • Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner

Wednesday 17th October

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

  • Jamie Bartlett, DEMOS

Panel 2:

  • Lord Carlile of Berriew, former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Tuesday 23rd October

Parliament TV: watch 23 October 2012 meeting

Panel 1:

  • Henry Porter, The Observer
  • Duncan Campbell, IPTV
  • Paul Heritage-Redpath, Product Manager and Solicitor, Entanet Opinion

Panel 2:

  • Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, CPS 

Wednesday 24th October

Parliament TV: listen 24 October 2012 meeting

  • Richard Alcock, Director of Communications Capability Directorate
  • Charles Farr, Director General, Office of Security and Counter-Terrorism
  • Peter Hill, Head of Unit for Pursue Policy and Strategy Unit, Home Office.

Tuesday 30th October

Parliament TV: listen 30 October 2012 meeting

Panel 1:

  • Trevor Davies, Chief Technology Officer, Timico Ltd
  • David Walker, Labelled Security Ltd,
  • Caspar Bowden, Privacy Advocate
  • Dr Gus Hosein, Executive Director, Privacy International

Panel 2:

  • Steve Higgins, Detective Superintendent, Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Training Centre Leader National Police Improvement Agency
  • Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police
  • Peter Davies, Chief Executive, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
  • Alan Lyon, Detective Superintendent, Greater Manchester Police
  • David Stevenson, Detective Serjeant, Accredited SPOC Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland

 Wednesday 31th October

Witnesses:

  • Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary

Terms of reference

Terms of reference - were published on 6 July 2012

Briefing note

Briefing on the draft Data Communications Bill(PDF)

A briefing from Martin Hoskins, Specialist Adviser to the Joint Committee, 10 July 2012