Speeches

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.