Justice and Security Act 2013
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The Justice and Security Act 2013 is a UK law that reformed oversight of the intelligence services and introduced closed material procedures in certain civil court cases involving national security.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Justice and Security Act 2013 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4319902 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Justice and Security Act 2013 Context triple: [Intelligence Services Act 1994, amendedBy, Justice and Security Act 2013]
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A.
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 is a UK law that reforms surveillance, data protection, and civil liberty safeguards, including rules on DNA retention, CCTV use, and vetting procedures.
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B.
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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C.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and unified the legal framework governing the country’s intelligence agencies, their powers, oversight, and accountability.
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D.
Policing and Crime Act 2017
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 is a UK law that overhauled police governance and accountability, reformed emergency services collaboration, and updated various criminal justice and public safety provisions.
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E.
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 is a UK statute that reformed the justice system in Northern Ireland as part of the peace process, including establishing the modern role and framework for the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Justice and Security Act 2013 Target entity description: The Justice and Security Act 2013 is a UK law that reformed oversight of the intelligence services and introduced closed material procedures in certain civil court cases involving national security.
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A.
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 is a UK law that reforms surveillance, data protection, and civil liberty safeguards, including rules on DNA retention, CCTV use, and vetting procedures.
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B.
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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C.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and unified the legal framework governing the country’s intelligence agencies, their powers, oversight, and accountability.
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D.
Policing and Crime Act 2017
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 is a UK law that overhauled police governance and accountability, reformed emergency services collaboration, and updated various criminal justice and public safety provisions.
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E.
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 is a UK statute that reformed the justice system in Northern Ireland as part of the peace process, including establishing the modern role and framework for the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| allows | use of closed material procedures in specified civil cases ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Secret Courts Act (colloquial) ⓘ |
| amended |
Intelligence Services Act 1994
ⓘ
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil procedure
ⓘ
intelligence oversight ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| citation | 2013 c. 18 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part 1 – Oversight of intelligence and security activities
ⓘ
Part 2 – Disclosure of sensitive material in civil proceedings ⓘ Part 3 – General ⓘ |
| controversy | criticised by civil liberties groups for secrecy in civil trials ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdClosedMaterialProcedure | certain civil proceedings involving national security ⓘ |
| established | Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament in its reformed form ⓘ |
| expandedPowersOf | Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ⓘ |
| extendedOversightTo |
operations of the intelligence services
ⓘ
policy, administration and expenditure of intelligence services ⓘ |
| gaveISCStatus | committee of Parliament ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
United Kingdom Government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about the oversight of the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Headquarters; to make provision about the disclosure of sensitive material in civil proceedings; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| providesFor |
hearings from which one party and their legal representatives may be excluded
ⓘ
use of special advocates in closed material procedures ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable civil courts to consider sensitive intelligence material
ⓘ
to protect sensitive national security material from disclosure in open court ⓘ |
| reformed |
oversight of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
ⓘ
oversight of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) ⓘ oversight of the Security Service (MI5) ⓘ |
| reformedBody | Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2013-04-25 ⓘ |
| sectionRelatesTo |
closed material procedures in the Court of Session
ⓘ
closed material procedures in the High Court ⓘ closed material procedures in the county courts in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Justice and Security Act 2013 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
closed material procedures in civil proceedings
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national security in civil litigation ⓘ oversight of intelligence services ⓘ |
| typeOfProcedureIntroduced | closed material procedure ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2013 ⓘ |
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Subject: Justice and Security Act 2013 Description of subject: The Justice and Security Act 2013 is a UK law that reformed oversight of the intelligence services and introduced closed material procedures in certain civil court cases involving national security.
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