Regulation of Investigatory Powers

HC Deb 27 November 2001 vol 375 cc819-20W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds of implementing the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in(a) 2000–01 and 2001–02. [16910]

Mr. Denham

There is no central record of the cost to public funds of implementing the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. The bulk of costs, for example training those involved in convert investigative activity to ensure that their activities are compliant with part 2 falls on a variety of budgets in a number of authorities. There is nothing to suggest that the overall costs of implementing parts 1 and parts 3 will exceed the estimates provided in the regulatory impact assessments.