Independent official body appointed by the Crown. The Commissioner's decisions are subject to the supervision of the Courts and the Information Tribunal. The Office's mission is to "uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals". Christopher Graham, Commissioner at the time of the Inquiry, said he had seen no evidence of phone hacking since 2006 and was not aware of any repetition of the breaches of data-protection laws uncovered by Operation Motorman.
