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- ↑ May resumed the commissioner duties on 1 January 2015. "Statement by The Rt Hon. Sir Anthony May, Interception of Communications Commissioner" (PDF). IOCCO. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "Sir Stanley Burnton appointed Interception of Communications Commissioner". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 4 November 2015.