Decision - Annual Surveillance Report

(1)               That the continued use of covert surveillance as an enforcement tool to prevent and detect crime and disorder investigated by its officers, providing the activity is in line with the revised Policy and Guidance and the necessity and proportionality rules are stringently applied be approved;

(2)               That the surveillance activity undertaken by the authority since the report to Committee in June 2012 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be noted;

(3)               That the findings of the Office of the Surveillance Commissioners’ audit of the authority in June 2012 be noted; and

(4)               That the publication and use of the revised policy and Guidance document as set out in Appendix 2 to the report be approved.