Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will issue a direction to place on a statutory footing the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's oversight of the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence Relating to Detainees.

I can confirm that the Prime Minister has issued a direction to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner under section 230 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 to continue the statutory oversight of the Consolidated Guidance that was previously provided by the Intelligence Services Commissioner. The direction will be published shortly on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office’s website.