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| Long title | A Bill to provide for oversight of the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service, GCHQ and other activities relating to intelligence or security matters; to provide for closed material procedure in relation to certain civil proceedings; to prevent the making of certain court orders for the disclosure of sensitive information; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2013 c. 18 |
| Introduced by | Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke (Commons) Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Lords) |
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| Amended by | Investigatory Powers Act 2016 |
Status: Amended | |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Justice and Security Act 2013 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Justice and Security Act 2013 (c. 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, firstly to provide for oversight of the Security Service (MI5), the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), and other parts of the UK intelligence community, on intelligence or security matters; secondly to provide for the establishment of closed material procedures (CMP) in relation to certain civil proceedings; and thirdly to prevent the making of court orders for the disclosure of what the government deems to be sensitive information.
The Bill was published as a Justice and Security Green Paper on 3 October 2011. It was presented to Parliament on 28 November 2012. It completed its House of Lords Committee stage on 7 February 2013. It had its second reading debate on 18 December 2012, and its third reading and report stage on 7 March 2013.