The Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Concluding Order: Privacy International v (1) Secretary Of State For Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Affairs (2) Secretary Of State For The Home Department (3) Government Communications Headquarters (4) Security Service (5) Secret Intelligence Service

IPT/15/110/CH

Case No: IPT/15/110/CH

IN THE INVESTIGATORY POWERS TRIBUNAL

BEFORE THE PRESIDENT AND LIEVEN J.

BETWEEN:

PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL

Claimant

-and-

(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT AFFAIRS
(2) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
(3) GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS
(4) SECURITY SERVICE
(5) SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

Respondents

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ORDER
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UPON the Tribunal having made on 26 September 2018 a determination in the Claimant’s favour pursuant to s.68(4) of the Regulation of the Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in relation to the Human Rights Act 1998 complaint that had been made by the Claimant

AND UPON the Tribunal’s judgment dated [2021] UKIPTrib IPT_15_110_CH in which it declared that section 94 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 was incompatible with EU law

AND UPON the Tribunal’s order dated 29 February 2024 dismissing the Claimant’s application to re-open its judgments in these proceedings dated 17 October 2016 and 23 July 2018

AND UPON the Tribunal’s order dated 29 February 2024 ordering the parties to seek to agree directions as to the further conduct of the proceedings

AND UPON the Claimant informing the Tribunal in an email dated 22 March 2024 that it had “indicated to the Respondents that it has decided not to pursue any further claim for remedies in these proceedings. The parties have therefore agreed that the proceedings can now be finally determined without further order. We invite the Tribunal now to declare that the proceedings have been finally disposed of.”

IT IS DECLARED THAT

1. The proceedings in this case are hereby concluded.

Dated 26 March 2024