Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames on 2015-10-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average processing time taken for cases in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal from the time a complaint or claim was submitted to the announcement of a ruling in each year from 2010 to 2014 inclusive.
Lord Bates
The numbers of new cases received by the independent Investigatory Powers Tribunal each year are published on the Tribunal’s website at: http://www.ipt-uk.com/section.aspx?pageid=5 .
The numbers of complaints and claims for the years 2010 to 2014 are as follows.
|
Year |
Human Rights Claims |
Complaints |
Both |
Total |
|
2010 |
49 |
40 |
75 |
164 |
|
2011 |
46 |
46 |
88 |
180 |
|
2012 |
37 |
52 |
79 |
168 |
|
2013 |
58 |
67 |
80 |
205 |
|
2014 |
58 |
60 |
97 |
215 |
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal does not collate the information about the average length of time from a complaint or claim being submitted to the announcement of a ruling. The cases received by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal vary in scope and complexity. Each case is considered on its own merits and receives appropriate legal scrutiny.
