{"id":79438,"date":"2017-03-03T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T12:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=49047aa05b279d3e5773a968421efd3a"},"modified":"2017-03-03T12:20:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T12:20:45","slug":"press-release-investigatory-powers-commissioner-appointed-lord-justice-fulford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=79438","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Investigatory Powers Commissioner appointed: Lord Justice Fulford"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as the first Investigatory Powers Commissioner for a 3-year term. Lord Justice Fulford will take up appointment with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Theresa May said:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m pleased to announce the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as the first Investigatory Powers Commissioner. He brings a wealth of experience in the judiciary and expertise in matters of law which will be crucial to his vital role scrutinising the use of investigatory powers, as part of a world-leading oversight regime.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Biographical notes<\/h2>\n

The Rt Hon Sir Adrian Fulford qualified as a barrister in 1978 and took Silk in 1994. He was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court in 1995. He was appointed a High Court Judge of the Queen\u2019s Bench Division on 21 November 2002. He was elected to serve as 1 of the 18 judges of the International Criminal Court in 2003 for a term of 9 years, and was assigned to the Trial Division. He was sworn into office on 11 March 2003. He was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal on 10 May 2013.<\/p>\n

With effect from 1 January 2015, Sir Adrian was the Deputy Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales. From 1 January 2016 he became the Senior Presiding Judge. He is currently the Judge in Charge of IT and leads for the judiciary on HM Courts & Tribunals Service reform.<\/p>\n

Whilst holding the appointment as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Sir Adrian will remain a Judge of the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h2>\n

Section 227 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016<\/a> provides for the Prime Minister to appoint the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC<\/abbr>). The role of the IPC<\/abbr> is to authorise and oversee the use of Investigatory Powers by public authorities.<\/p>\n

Sir Adrian will now begin work on establishing his office, and will take on the statutory functions of the IPC<\/abbr> in due course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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