Investigation bill poses threat to partnerships
3 April 2012
Partnering arrangements between buyers and suppliers could be under threat if the government’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill becomes law, industry experts have warned.
Confidentiality of information, a pillar of such deals, will cease to exist if the police wins the authority to demand encryption codes to e-mails as part of criminal investigations.
“The legislation will see purchasers being caught in an extremely uncomfortable position,” said Dick Jennings, a partner at legal firm Ford and Warren and member of CIPS’s legal...