Trade body TechUK and a broad range of stakeholders have issued a joint statement expressing concerns over the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill.

In November 2023, parliament debated the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill (IP(A) Bill). In the briefing the Home Office stated that the number one priority of any government is to keep its citizens and country safe, and this bill seeks to make a set of targeted amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

The aim, according to the Home Office, of wanting to amend the law is to “keep pace with a range of evolving threats against a backdrop of accelerating technological advancements”.

Ahead of the IP(A) Bill being debated again in parliament on 25 March, non-profit trade body TechUK has released a joint statement expressing concerns about the bill, which has been dubbed a “snooper’s charter”. The statement has been signed by more than a dozen bodies and individuals predominantly from the tech industry.

In the statement, TechUK said...