The open access that the UK’s Independent Reviewer of terrorism laws, David Anderson, has to secret agencies “reflects the importance which our democracy attaches to rigorous independent scrutiny of the many exceptional powers given to authorities to deal with the threat of terrorism,” he says in his just-released report. It will be interesting to compare the UK report with that of Bret Walker, also a QC, who was appointed earlier this year to the same oversight role in Australia.
Promoting people's rights and civil liberties. It is non-party political and independent of other organisations.
