Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - Voluntary retention of communications data

The Home Office is seeking views on the voluntary Code of Practice on retention of communications data required by the Anti- Terrorism, Crime & Security Act 2001 (the Act) Part II of which allows the Secretary of State to issue a Code of Practice relating to the retention of communications data.

Date: Wed May 16 11:32:46 BST 2007

• Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - Voluntary retention of communications data (PDF file - 1mb - Warning: large file)

  The Home Office is seeking views on the voluntary Code of Practice on retention of communications data required by the Anti- Terrorism, Crime & Security Act 2001 (the Act) Part II of which allows the Secretary of State to issue a Code of Practice relating to the retention of communications data.

• Summary of responses (PDF file - 49kb)

  In March 2003 the Home Office published a consultation paper on the issue of a code of practice under Part 11 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001. The purpose of this paper was to seek views on the publication of a voluntary code of practice, which would allow communications service providers to retain communications data for periods that may exceed their current business practices.

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