Examination of witnesses

Part of Investigatory Powers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 24 March 2016.

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Photo of Simon Hoare Simon Hoare Conservative, North Dorset 12:00, 24 March 2016

I am—I have three daughters. I just wonder where the balance is between the sort of purity test, for want of a better phrase, and what law enforcement have told us—that, without ICRs, they would be unable to identify at least 600 child abusers in the UK alone. What weight should we attach to that?