1 May 2007
The Prime Minister has approved the re-appointment of His Honour Dr Colin Kolbert as an Assistant Surveillance Commissioner under the terms of Section 63 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. This re-appointment is from 1 May 2007 until 30 April 2010.
Biographical Note
His Honour Colin Francis Kolbert (70) was educated at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1961 and served as a Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 1995, he served as a Circuit Judge. He has been an Assistant Surveillance Commissioner since 2001.
Notes for editors
Section 63 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 provides for the Prime Minister to appoint Assistant Surveillance Commissioners. An Assistant Surveillance Commissioner must be a person who holds, or has held, office as a judge of the Crown Court or a Circuit Judge; a Sheriff in Scotland; or a county court judge in Northern Ireland.
Assistant Surveillance Commissioners are appointed for a three-year period with the possibility of re-appointment. Their functions are in regard to surveillance operations carried out by Police and Customs officers and members of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
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