Part 6: Bulk warrants Chapter 2: Bulk acquisition warrants Section 171: Safeguards relating to the retention and disclosure of data
This section sets out the safeguards which apply to communications data acquired under a bulk acquisition warrant. Subsection (2) requires the Secretary of State to ensure arrangements are in place to limit the disclosure of data to the minimum necessary for the authorised purposes. Data must be held securely and destroyed when there are no longer grounds for retaining it. Subsection (9) provides that the Secretary of State must be satisfied that, to the extent possible, any overseas authority with whom data is shared has in place retention, disclosure and examination safeguards that correspond with those in the Bill.