But he warned the current proposals needed to be improved to make them fit for purpose.
Its director, Nick Pickles, said the revelations proved that surveillance laws were "not fit for purpose".
He said regulations were reviewed periodically to make sure they are fit for purpose.
The rules can be customized to fit the purpose, even if it requires a statutory exception.
The review is an essential engineering assessment that certifies the concept is fit for purpose.
The Unite union has questioned whether the make of Super Puma aircraft is "fit for purpose".
"We also have to ensure that the network is cost-effective and fit for purpose, " he said.
The force's current base at Ladgate Lane in Middlesbrough has been described as "not fit for purpose".
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They also condemned IT services in the police service as a whole as "not fit for purpose".
Conservative MP Anne McIntosh has also questioned whether the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is fit for purpose.
Mark Durkan of the SDLP said "the system as it currently stands is not fit for purpose".
It said the "policies and systems for safeguarding children and young people are not fit for purpose".
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Conservative AM Paul Davies stated that the draft budget in its current form was "not fit for purpose".
MPs criticised the border agency in a report published on Monday, describing it as "not fit for purpose".
Whether it is fit for purpose in a modern world (where slavery has been abolished) is another question.
Which means that at least in this one specific area the courts are no longer fit for purpose.
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Fire chiefs have decided the stations at Burwell and Swaffham Bulbeck, three miles apart, are not fit for purpose.
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The council leader said parts of the report were "not fit for purpose".
Gillian Body said there was a long way to go before all schools in Wales were "fit for purpose".
Senior research fellow Guy Lodge said the Barnett formula was no longer "fit for purpose" and should be replaced.
However, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, which said its Margaret Thatcher House was no longer fit for purpose, will look to keep the name.
"Even for those in genuine need of support, tax credits were not fit for purpose, " Mr Duncan Smith said.
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In practice the monarchy is an institution that is not fit for purpose.
The council said the Pershore Street site has units which are not "fit for purpose" and is one third empty.
Inspectors said a seclusion facility was still in use - despite being ruled not fit for purpose by the trust.
This followed Labour Home Secretary John Reid's 2006 declaration that the Home Office's immigration directorate was "not fit for purpose".
It prompted his successor, John Reid, to declare parts of the system "not fit for purpose" and led to an overhaul of procedures.
It was grotty, inconvenient, out of date and barely fit for purpose for the 47m travellers that use it each year.
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They are used, quite literally, to get the goods to market and they need to be fit for purpose and safe.
The motion says the Health and Social Care Bill for England, cannot be made "fit for purpose" by further amendments.
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