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Surveillance Policy – annual report on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Meeting: 12/11/2009 - Cabinet (pre 2012) (Item 118)
118 Surveillance Policy – annual report on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act PDF 82 KB
Report of the Director of Environment (copy attached).
Additional documents:
- Item 118 Appendix 1, item 118 PDF 34 KB View as HTML (118/2) 46 KB
- Item 118 Appendix 2, item 118 PDF 143 KB View as HTML (118/3) 120 KB
- Item 118 Appendix 2a, item 118 PDF 36 KB View as HTML (118/4) 28 KB
- Item 118 Appendix 2b, item 118 PDF 57 KB View as HTML (118/5) 39 KB
- Item 118 Appendix 2c, item 118 PDF 58 KB View as HTML (118/6) 42 KB
- Webcast for Surveillance Policy – annual report on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
Decision:
(1) That Cabinet approves the continued use of covert surveillance and the accessing of communications data as an enforcement tool to prevent and detect all crime and disorder investigated by its officers, providing the necessity and proportionality rules are stringently applied.
(2) That Cabinet approves the amendments to the Policy and Procedures in line with the recommendations made by the Surveillance Commissioner.
Minutes:
118.1 The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Environment informing Members of the activities that have been undertaken utilising the powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and updating Members on the revisions made to the Council’s policy (for copy see minute book).
118.2 The Chairman stated that it was important for openness & fairness that the Cabinet received regularly report of the use of RIPA powers.
118.3 Councillor Randall added that it was reassuring to see that the powers were only utilised in extreme circumstances.
118.4 RESOLVED - That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations:
(1) That the continued use of covert surveillance and the accessing of communications data as an enforcement tool to prevent and detect all crime and disorder investigated by its officers, providing the necessity and proportionality rules are stringently applied, be approved.
(2) That the amendments to the Policy and Procedures in line with the recommendations made by the Surveillance Commissioner be approved.