227 Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (2016 c 25) | Legislation

Part 8 Oversight Arrangements

Chapter 1
Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners

The Commissioners

227  Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners

(1)     The Prime Minister must appoint—

(a)     the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, and

(b)     such number of other Judicial Commissioners as the Prime Minister considers necessary for the carrying out of the functions of the Judicial Commissioners.

(2)     A person is not to be appointed as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner or another Judicial Commissioner unless the person holds or has held a high judicial office (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005).

(3)     A person is not to be appointed as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner unless recommended jointly by—

(a)     the Lord Chancellor,

(b)     the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,

(c)     the Lord President of the Court of Session, and

(d)     the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

(4)     A person is not to be appointed as a Judicial Commissioner under subsection (1)(b) unless recommended jointly by—

(a)     the Lord Chancellor,

(b)     the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,

(c)     the Lord President of the Court of Session,

(d)     the Lord Chief Justice of Northern

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