The Snoopers' Charter: email your MP

[Alan H]

INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL: EMAIL YOUR MP

The Home Office has published the Investigatory Powers Bill less than three weeks after three reports by MPs and peers made 123 recommendations for changes. On first reading, the revised Bill barely pays lip service to the concerns raised by the committees that scrutinised the draft Bill.

The Bill still includes police powers to see which websites and apps we use, and bulk surveillance powers for GCHQ. This Bill needs serious improvements. MPs have to stand up to the Home Office's attempts to run roughshod over the Parliamentary scrutiny. This will not be an easy task with the EU Referendum high on the agendas of most MPs.