Useful links

Official United Kingdom sources specific to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 that a practitioner is likely to need day to day, grouped by type and ordered by likely usefulness. All links were checked on 7 October 2026.

1. The legislation

• Investigatory Powers Act 2016, latest available version on legislation.gov.uk legislation.gov.uk
• Investigatory Powers Act 2016: Explanatory Notes legislation.gov.uk
• Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (amends the Act) legislation.gov.uk

2. UK guidance

• Investigatory Powers Act: codes of practice (Home Office; the codes in force, last updated 6 June 2025) gov.uk

3. Regulators and authorities

• Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (GOV.UK) gov.uk
• Investigatory Powers Tribunal (GOV.UK) gov.uk