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The Data Retention Regulations 2014

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. PART 2 THE RETENTION NOTICE REGIME

    1. Interpretation

      1. 2.Interpretation of Part 2

      2. 3.Specified data for purposes of definition of “relevant communications data”

    2. Retention notices

      1. 4.Retention notices

    3. Safeguards

      1. 5.Matters to be taken into account before giving retention notices

      2. 6.Review of retention notices

      3. 7.Data integrity and security

      4. 8.Disclosure of retained data

      5. 9.Oversight by the Information Commissioner

      6. 10.Code of practice

    4. Supplementary and transitional provisions

      1. 11.Variation or revocation of notices

      2. 12.Enforcement of notices and certain other requirements and restrictions

      3. 13.Reimbursement of expenses of compliance

      4. 14.Transitional provisions

  4. PART 3 SAFEGUARDS FOR DATA RETAINED VOLUNTARILY

    1. 15.Data subject to code of practice on voluntary retention

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      COMMUNICATIONS DATA OF THE KIND MENTIONED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE 2009 REGULATIONS

      1. PART 1 FIXED NETWORK TELEPHONY

        1. 1.Data necessary to trace and identify the source of a communication

        2. 2.Data necessary to identify the destination of a communication

        3. 3.Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication

        4. 4.Data necessary to identify the type of communication

      2. PART 2 MOBILE TELEPHONY

        1. 5.Data necessary to trace and identify the source of a communication

        2. 6.Data necessary to identify the destination of a communication

        3. 7.Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication

        4. 8.Data necessary to identify the type of communication

        5. 9.Data necessary to identify users’ communication equipment (or what purports to be their equipment)

        6. 10.Data necessary to identify the location of mobile communication equipment

      3. PART 3 INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET E-MAIL OR INTERNET TELEPHONY

        1. 11.Data necessary to trace and identify the source of a communication

        2. 12.Data necessary to identify the destination of a communication

        3. 13.Data necessary to identify the date, time and duration of a communication

        4. 14.Data necessary to identify the type of communication

        5. 15.Data necessary to identify users’ communication equipment (or what purports to be their equipment)

  7. Explanatory Note

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