Part 1: Bulk Personal Datasets Third party bulk personal datasets New section 226E of the IPA 2016: Third party bulk personal datasets: interpretation
This section sets out the circumstances in which an intelligence service examines a third party bulk personal dataset for the purposes of Part 7B and therefore requires a warrant. Subsection (1) sets out the circumstances which are that:
the intelligence service has "relevant access" to a set of information held electronically, by a third party, which includes personal data relating to a number of individuals;
the nature of the set must be that the majority of the individuals are not, and are unlikely to become, of interest to the intelligence services;
after an initial inspection, the intelligence service examines the set electronically in situ for the purpose of the exercise of its functions.
	Subsection (2) defines when an intelligence service has "relevant access" to a set of information. Access must be made available as a result of arrangements made directly between the intelligence service and the third party, the type and extent of the access must be such that it is not generally available (whether on a commercial basis or otherwise), and the access must be electronic.