Part 1: Bulk Personal Datasets Third party bulk personal datasets New section 226GA of the IPA 2016: Approval of warrants by Judicial Commissioners
This section outlines the factors which the JCs must use to decide whether to approve the decision to issue a 3PD warrant. They must review the Secretary of State’s conclusions on whether the warrant is necessary and proportionate. The JCs must apply the principles which would be applied by a court on application for judicial review and ensure that the JC complies with the duties imposed by section 2 IPA 2016.
	If a JC refuses to approve the decision to issue a warrant, written reasons must be provided to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State may ask the IPC to decide whether to approve to issue the warrant.