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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: Stockport Council’s use of directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources (CHIS)

 

 

Meeting: 20/09/2016 - Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee (Item 8)

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To consider a report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Governance.

 

The Council’s Code of Practice for carrying out surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) specifies that quarterly reports will be taken to this Scrutiny Committee to demonstrate to elected members that the Council is complying with its own Code of Practice when using RIPA. This report provides an update in relation to the first quarter of the 2016-2017 financial year.

 

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to note the report.

 

Officer contact, Joy Morton, joy.morton@stockport.gov.uk or 0161 474 3219.

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Minutes:

The Head of Legal and Democratic Governance submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update in relation to the first quarter of the 2016-2017 financial year.

 

The Council’s Code of Practice for carrying out surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) specifies that quarterly reports will be taken to this Scrutiny Committee to demonstrate to elected members that the Council is complying with its own Code of Practice when using RIPA.