Investigation bill poses threat to partnerships_2
19 July 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...