RIPA SIX MONTHLY UPDATE
The Legal Service Manager and Monitoring Officer has not received any requests for RIPA authorisations since joining the Council in April 2017. No authorisations were given in the preceding 6 months. However, advice has recently been given in relation to CCTV in communal parts of residential council premises and the need to ensure that any new installations are not covert – otherwise RIPA will apply.
Minutes:
The Legal Service Manager and Monitoring Officer had not received any requests for RIPA authorisations since joining the Council in April 2017. No authorisations were given in the preceding 6 months. However, advice had recently been given in relation to CCTV in communal parts of residential council premises and the need to ensure that any new installations were not covert, otherwise RIPA would apply.
The officer reiterated that RIPA powers should only be used sparingly, in appropriate circumstances.