Issue - meetings

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  the CRMG 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 third and fourth quarter of the 2017-2018 financial year.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to consider and note this report.

Officer contact: Rosalind Thorpe, 0161 474 3080, rosalind.thorpe@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update in relation to the third and fourth quarters of the 2017-2018 financial year to demonstrate that the Council’s use of directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources complied with its own Code of Practice when using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. The report indicated that there had been no authorisations to use directed surveillance and covert human intelligence sources during this period.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.