UK surveillance watchdog ‘disappointed’ over government investigatory powers failings

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<p>The investigatory powers commissioner has raised concerns following failures by some government agencies to follow safeguards in their use of surveillance and covert powers.</p> <p>Sir Brian Leveson said that he was “disappointed and concerned” that a number of government bodies had failed to comply with safeguards under the Investigatory Powers Act, which governs surveillance and covert powers.</p> <p>The commissioner said that overall, oversight was working well but highlighted failures by the signal’s intelligence agency, GCHQ, the National Crime Agency, the Prison Service and the…

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