§ Mr. John Townendasked the Prime Minister who is to be appointed to monitor the interception of communications.
§ The Prime MinisterWith the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, I have appointed the Right Hon. Lord Diplock, a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and chairman of the Security Commission, to carry out this task. As the Home Secretary announced in the House of Commons on 1 April, his terms of reference will be
To review on a continuing basis the purposes, procedures, conditions and safeguards governing the interception of communications on behalf of the police, H.M. Customs and Excise and the Security Service as set out in Cmnd. 7873; and to report to the Prime Minister.