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This report summarises the current position in relation to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and considers how the Act has been used in recent years by the Council.

The Committee received a report summarising the current position in relation to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), and how the Act had been used in recent years by the Council.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Number of authorisations. The Committee noted that no requests for authorisation to use powers under RIPA had been requested by officers since 2010.

b)            Amendment to paragraph 72 of the Council’s RIPA Policy. It was noted that the words “Scrutiny Committee”  in paragraph 72 of the RIPA Policy would be amended to “Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee”.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the contents of the report and did not identify any action required with regard to it.

(2)          Agreed to receive an annual report with regard to RIPA, providing the following information:

·                     Changes in the law

·                     Changes in authorised officers

·                     Whether training had been provided to authorised officers

·                     Usage of RIPA powers by the Council