Technical Advisory Board
June 1
08:00
2023
On 6 April 2023, Keith James of Vodafone UK was appointed as a TAB member as a direct appointment, for a period of one year, following consultation with the Commissioner for Public Appointments, in accordance with the Governance Code.
The Technical Advisory Board is a non-departmental public body which was established under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and whose remit was expanded under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA).
The TAB has 2 main duties:
- to consider the technical requirements and the financial consequences of a notice that is to be imposed upon a telecommunications operator (TO)
- to provide advice to the Secretary of State if the TO seeks a re