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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 you say to the Intelligence Committee is protected by law."

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When you are part of the Intelligence and Security Committee, what you say is protected. This protection is like the one in the Bill of Rights 1688 and the Parliament Act 2025. Anything you tell the Committee is also protected, like it is in Parliament.

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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 Part 2 of the Parliament Act 2025.

  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.

  3. In this section,—

    Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 has the meaning given to it by section 12 of the Parliament Act 2025

      proceedings in Parliament has the meaning given to it by section 13 of the Parliament Act 2025.

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      • Section 199(1): amended, on , by section 51 of the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 63).
      • Section 199(2): amended, on , by section 51 of the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 63).
      • Section 199(3): inserted, on , by section 51 of the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 63).