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Covert Surveillance: Revised Policy and Guidance
Meeting: 15/01/2013 - Cabinet (Item 11)
11 Covert Surveillance 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report provided details of an update to the Covert Surveillance Policy agreed by Cabinet on 10 July 2012. The report gave details of the first application for Judicial Approval and amended the policy to include a new procedure as set out in guidance issued by the Home Office following the introduction of obtaining Judicial Approval for Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) applications on 1 November 2012.
The report stated that the Environmental Services Team applied on 20 December 2012 for the first judicial order which was now required before covert surveillance could be undertaken. This order was approved.
A Diversity Impact Assessment screening form was undertaken on the original policy and it was considered that the existing screening covered the scope of the proposed amendments.
The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Customer Contact stated that he had informed Democratic Services of a couple of minor typographical errors in the covering report.
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Decision: |
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18/2013 |
The Cabinet agreed the amendments to the Covert Surveillance Policy, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report. |
Reasons:
The Council should up date its policy to keep up with the changes in law, specifically the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 that came into force on 1 November 2012.