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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Oversight of intelligence and security agencies - Intelligence and Security Committee - Continuation of Intelligence and Security Committee

199: Privilege

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"What the Intelligence and Security Committee discusses is private and protected, like Parliament discussions."

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When you are talking about the Intelligence and Security Committee, you need to know that what they discuss is private. The Committee's discussions are like discussions in Parliament. This means they are protected by the Bill of Rights 1688 and the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014.

If you say something or give some information to the Committee, it is protected. This means you cannot be sued for what you say. The Committee's discussions are also protected, which means what is said or given to the Committee is private, like Parliament discussions.

This protection is defined in section 10 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014, which explains what is meant by proceedings in Parliament.

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Part 6Oversight of intelligence and security agencies
Intelligence and Security Committee: Continuation of Intelligence and Security Committee

199Privilege

  1. The proceedings of the Committee are proceedings in Parliament for the purposes of Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 and the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014.

  2. Anything said, any information supplied, or any document, paper, or thing produced by any person in the course of any inquiry or proceedings of the Committee under this Act is privileged as proceedings in Parliament (as defined in section 10 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014).

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