Written questions

Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Lords · Question HL10199 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Goodman of Wycombe

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 undert

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 23 Sep 2025

It is the longstanding policy of successive governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.