Barry McCaffrey and another -v- Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and others

Investigatory Powers TribunalJudgment

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] UKIPTrib 2
Case Nos:  IPT/19/84/CH and IPT/22/122/CH

In the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

17 April 2025

Before:

Lord Justice Singh (President)

Lord Boyd of Duncansby (Vice-President)

Lady Carmichael

Mr Justice Johnson

Mr Justice Chamberlain

Between:

BARRY McCAFFREY

TREVOR BIRNEY

-v-

(1) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND

(2) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF DURHAM CONSTABULARY

(3) SECURITY SERVICE

(4) GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS

(5) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

(6) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

(7) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

(8) COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOR THE METROPOLIS