Issue - meetings

The City Barrister and Head of Standards submits a report on the performance of the Council in authorising Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) applications, from 1^st July 2014 to 31^st December 2014. The Committee is recommended to receive the report and note its contents, and make any recommendations or comments it sees fit either to the Executive or City Barrister and Head of Standards.

The City Barrister and Head of Standards submitted a report on the performance of the Council in authorising Regulation Investigation Powers Act (RIPA) applications from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014. The report was presented by the Director of Finance.

The report advised that the Council had applied for no directed surveillance authorisations and no communications data authorisations in the second half of 2014. The meeting was also told that the Council currently had three trained Authorising officers in place, and the newly appointed Director of Environment was awaiting training.

The Chair thanked the Director of Finance for the report.

RESOLVED:

that the Committee

1.    receive and note the report.

2.    make any recommendations or comments it sees fit either to the Executive, or City Barrister and Head of Standards.