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| − | | name = Chief Surveillance Commissioner | + | | name = [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]] |
| image = Official portrait of Lord Judge crop 2 - Powerbase.jpg | | image = Official portrait of Lord Judge crop 2 - Powerbase.jpg | ||
| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
| caption = Lord Judge, the final Chief Surveillance Commissioner before the office was replaced in 2017. | | caption = Lord Judge, the final Chief Surveillance Commissioner before the office was replaced in 2017. | ||
| + | | type = Judicial surveillance-oversight office | ||
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| + | | status = Functions transferred to the [[Investigatory Powers Commissioner]]’s Office in 2017<ref name="infobox2026_transition">Home Office, [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigatory-powers-commissioner-establishes-oversight-regime Investigatory Powers Commissioner establishes oversight regime], 1 September 2017, accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref> | ||
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| + | | dissolved = 1 September 2017 (transfer of functions)<ref name="infobox2026_transition"/> | ||
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| + | | area_served = United Kingdom | ||
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| + | | key_people = Igor Judge — final [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]]<ref name="infobox2026_transition"/> | ||
| + | | services = Oversight of police and Customs intrusive-surveillance authorisations; review and appeals<ref name="infobox2026_origin">UK Parliament, Hansard, "[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1998/jul/01/chief-surveillance-commissioner Chief Surveillance Commissioner]", 1 July 1998, HC Deb vol. 315, col. 185W, accessed 6 November 2026.</ref> | ||
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| + | | remarks = Predecessor to the [[Investigatory Powers Commissioner]]’s Office. [[Andrew Leggatt]] was appointed first [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]] on 1 July 1998<ref name="infobox2026_origin"/> | ||
| + | | founded = 1 July 1998 (first appointment)<ref name="infobox2026_origin"/> | ||
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| − | The | + | The [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]] was one of the oversight posts whose functions were replaced by the [[Investigatory Powers Commissioner]] in September 2017. The [[Home Office]]’s announcement of 1 September 2017 identifies [[Igor Judge|Lord Judge]] as the outgoing [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]] and states that the [[Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office]] took over the inspection and oversight functions of the previous commissioners’ offices.<ref>Home Office, [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigatory-powers-commissioner-establishes-oversight-regime Investigatory Powers Commissioner establishes oversight regime], 1 September 2017, accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | + | [[Office of Surveillance Commissioners]] | [[Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office]] | | |
| − | + | ==Historical descriptions and sources== | |
| + | ===Earlier description=== | ||
| + | The following historical wording records the earlier description and its cited sources. References to incumbents or organisational structures apply to that earlier account, not to November 2026. Assertions without a citation have not been independently verified; the dated updates elsewhere on this page distinguish subsequent changes. | ||
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| + | :The [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]] is the head of the [[Office of Surveillance Commissioners]]. the current incumbent since 1998 is [[Andrew Leggatt]]. | ||
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| + | ==First appointment== | ||
| + | The Prime Minister announced [[Andrew Leggatt]]’s appointment as the first [[Chief Surveillance Commissioner]] on 1 July 1998, initially for three years, under section 91 of the Police Act 1997.<ref>UK Parliament, Hansard, "[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1998/jul/01/chief-surveillance-commissioner Chief Surveillance Commissioner]", 1 July 1998, HC Deb vol. 315, col. 185W, accessed 6 November 2026.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 6 November 2026
| Chief Surveillance Commissioner
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| Logo |  Lord Judge, the final Chief Surveillance Commissioner before the office was replaced in 2017. |
| Type | Judicial surveillance-oversight office |
| Founded | 1 July 1998 (first appointment)[1] |
| Dissolved | 1 September 2017 (transfer of functions)[2] |
| Status | Functions transferred to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office in 2017[2] |
| Area served | United Kingdom |
| Services | Oversight of police and Customs intrusive-surveillance authorisations; review and appeals[1] |
| Key people | Igor Judge — final Chief Surveillance Commissioner[2] |
| Remarks | Predecessor to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office. Andrew Leggatt was appointed first Chief Surveillance Commissioner on 1 July 1998[1] |
The Chief Surveillance Commissioner was one of the oversight posts whose functions were replaced by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner in September 2017. The Home Office’s announcement of 1 September 2017 identifies Lord Judge as the outgoing Chief Surveillance Commissioner and states that the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office took over the inspection and oversight functions of the previous commissioners’ offices.[3]
See also
Office of Surveillance Commissioners | Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office |
Historical descriptions and sources
Earlier description
The following historical wording records the earlier description and its cited sources. References to incumbents or organisational structures apply to that earlier account, not to November 2026. Assertions without a citation have not been independently verified; the dated updates elsewhere on this page distinguish subsequent changes.
- The Chief Surveillance Commissioner is the head of the Office of Surveillance Commissioners. the current incumbent since 1998 is Andrew Leggatt.
First appointment
The Prime Minister announced Andrew Leggatt’s appointment as the first Chief Surveillance Commissioner on 1 July 1998, initially for three years, under section 91 of the Police Act 1997.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 UK Parliament, Hansard, "Chief Surveillance Commissioner", 1 July 1998, HC Deb vol. 315, col. 185W, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Home Office, Investigatory Powers Commissioner establishes oversight regime, 1 September 2017, accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
- ↑ Home Office, Investigatory Powers Commissioner establishes oversight regime, 1 September 2017, accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard, "Chief Surveillance Commissioner", 1 July 1998, HC Deb vol. 315, col. 185W, accessed 6 November 2026.