Decision details

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Chief Executive on the Council’s use of the surveillance powers available to it under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (“RIPA”) during the financial year 2017/18 and provided an update on staff training on RIPA and the Council procedures relating to the use of social networking sites.

 

Resolved:

 

1.  That it be noted that the Council has not used the surveillance powers available to it under RIPA between 1st April 2017 and the 31st March 2018 and neither has it used any covert human intelligence sources during this period.

 

2. That the changes to the Council’s “Policy and Procedures for undertaking Directed Covert Surveillance and the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources” as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.

 

Reason for decision:

 

To comply with the Home Office Codes of Practice and the Office of Surveillance Commissioner’s Guidance on RIPA.

 

Other options:

 

None.

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Eligible for call-in to: Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Lamb

Report author: John Williams

Publication date: 21/09/2018

Date of decision: 18/09/2018

Decided at meeting: 18/09/2018 - Cabinet

Accompanying Documents:

 

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